Pharmacological Investigations of the Dissociative 'Legal Highs' Diphenidine, Methoxphenidine and Analogues. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 1,2-Diarylethylamines including lanicemine, lefetamine, and remacemide have clinical relevance in a range of therapeutic areas including pain management, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease and depression.
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'Legal highs' - what's in a name? [PDF]
BJPsych Bull, 2015 I wish to draw the reader's attention to our study, ‘Prevalence study of head shop drug usage in mental health’, published in this journal in February 2013. This is in light of recent publications focusing on the differential effects of cannabinoids on the development of psychosis,1 including the use of synthetic cannabinoids and an increased risk of ...
Lally J.
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Rapid Determination of the ‘Legal Highs’ 4-MMC and 4-MEC by Spectroelectrochemistry: Simultaneous Cyclic Voltammetry and In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 The synthetic cathinones mephedrone (4-MMC) and 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC) are two designer drugs that represent the rise and fall effect of this drug category within the stimulants market and are still available in several countries around the world ...
Jerson González-Hernández +7 more
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Trends in Mortality From Novel Psychoactive Substances as “Legal Highs”: Gender Differences in Manner of Death and Implications for Risk Differences for Women [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 IntroductionThis study aimed to examine drug-related deaths in the UK in which novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are an implicated substance, and to focus on female deaths in comparison with male deaths.
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Lysergic Acid Amide (LSA), an LSD Analog: Systematic Review of Pharmacological Effects, Adverse Outcomes, and Therapeutic Potentials [PDF]
PharmacyObjective: To systematically review the scientific literature on lysergic acid amide (LSA), focusing on its physical, neurobiological, and social effects, as well as its potential risks and therapeutic uses.
Paula S. C. C. Castro +7 more
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"Air fresheners" as legal highs. [PDF]
Croat Med J, 2019 Bježančević M +2 more
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Long-Lasting Cognitive and Physical Impairment After Recreational Use of the Semisynthetic Cannabinoid Hexahydrocannabinonyl (HHC-C9): A Case Report [PDF]
ReportsBackground and Clinical Significance: The recreational use of semisynthetic cannabinoids (SSCs) is increasing, and SSCs account for more than 40% of all new substances reported at the European level.
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Legal highs: staying on top of the flood of novel psychoactive substances [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 2015 David Baumeister, Derek K. Tracy
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Psychological and psychiatric characterization of various groups of drugs users
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2022 Aim. We aimed to assess the differences among various groups of drugs users, especially in the psychiatric and psychological domains. Materials and Methods. A retrospective study was carried out in collaboration with C.E.T.T.T `St.
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