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Profile, effects, and toxicity of novel psychoactive substances: A systematic review of quantitative studies [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the profile, effects, and toxicity of novel psychoactive substances (NPS). METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted between May 2015 and February 2016 and included 19 databases.
Antonowicz, Arora, Belton, Borek, Corazza, Corazza, Corazza, Corbo, Corkery, Dargan, Davey, Davies, Eiden, Gerace, Goggin, Gonzalez, Gray, Hohmann, Hondebrink, Karinen, Kelly, Kelly, Khaled, Kulhawik, Lajoie, Martinotti, Papaseit, Patterson, Rojek, Schmidt, Spiller, Stephenson, Stogner, Tracy, Winslow, Winstock   +35 more
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Exploring experiences of talk therapies among gay and bisexual men seeking to reduce or abstain from using crystal methamphetamine in the context of chemsex

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 711-722, March 2025.
Abstract Introduction Some gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (GBMSM) who use drugs to enhance sex (chemsex/party and play) may experience harms and seek talk therapies. GBMSM who practice chemsex may not access drug services because of anticipated stigma and the perception that these services lack chemsex expertise.
Jack Freestone, Bo Justin Xiao, Krista J. Siefried, Adam Bourne, Nadine Ezard, Lisa Maher, Robert Stirling, Louisa Degenhardt, Rick Varma, Garrett Prestage, Mohamed Hammoud   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the recent emergence of mephedrone injecting in the United Kingdom associated with elevated risk behaviours and blood borne virus infection? [PDF]

The recent, and rapid, emergence of injection of the short-acting stimulant mephedrone (4-methylmethcathione) has resulted in concerns about increased infection risks among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Cullen, Katelyn J, Hope, Vivian D, Jessop, Lucy, Ncube, Fortune, Parry, John, Smith, Josie   +5 more
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Monitoring new psychoactive substances use through wastewater analysis: current situation, challenges and limitations [PDF]

, 2019
New psychoactive substances (NPSs) are compounds that produce similar effects to those induced by illicit drugs (IDs), such as cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines, but are not strictly regulated by international conventions.
Bijlsma, Lubertus, Celma, Alberto, Hernandez, Felix, Lopez, Francisco   +3 more
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Mephedrone related fatalities: a review.

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 2015
Synthetic cathinones are an emerging class of designer drugs abused of due to their psychostimulant and hallucinogenic effects, similar to those of cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), amphetamines and methamphetamines. Mephedrone is a cathinone analogue (4-methyl aromatic analogue of methcathinone) that was reported to be implicated in ...
BUSARDO', FRANCESCO PAOLO, KYRIAKOU, CHRYSTALLA, NAPOLETANO, SIMONA, MARINELLI, Enrico, ZAAMI, Simona   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Detection of ketamine in the oral fluid of drivers in northeastern France during the years 2020–2023

Fundamental &Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 39, Issue 2, March 2025.
Abstract Background and Objectives Ketamine is a psychoactive substance used for its stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. As the use of ketamine may lead to impaired driving, we aimed to assess the occurrence of ketamine in the driving population tested positive for narcotics in roadside checks using oral fluid analysis.
Laïyna Lilo Aouichi, Elise Pape, Jean‐Yves Jouzeau, Valérie Gibaja, Eyrian Aubin‐Beale, Allan Kolodziej, Catherine Feliu, Elodie Marchand, Nicolas Gambier, Julien Scala‐Bertola   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemsex and its impact on gay and bisexual men who have sex with men: Findings from an online survey in Belgium

HIV Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 295-301, February 2025.
Abstract Objectives The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of sexualized drug use, or chemsex, in a wide group of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Belgium. It examined which drugs gbMSM used before and during sex, the frequency with which they used it, whether they experienced non‐consensual sex, and evaluated the impact
Tom Platteau, C. Herrijgers, V. Barvaux, W. Vanden Berghe, L. Apers, T. Vanbaelen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New psychoactive substances (NPS) on cryptomarket fora: An exploratory study of characteristics of forum activity between NPS buyers and vendors [PDF]

, 2017
Background The continual diversification of new psychoactive substances (NPS) circumventing legislation creates a public health and law enforcement challenge, and one particularly challenged by availability on Hidden Web cryptomarkets.
Aldridge, Bancroft, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Broséus, Burns, Caudevilla, Caudevilla, Christin, Cox, Dolliver, Dolliver, Décary-Hétu, Eurobarometer 401, European Commission, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Union, Evelyn Hearne, Evrard, Global Drug Survey, Hardy, Hearne, Jeffries, Karlsson, Kjellgren, Lavorgna, Lavorgna, Marie Claire Van Hout, Martin, Martin, Martin, Martinotti, Munksgaard, Móró, Ormsby, Orsolini, Phelps, Rhumorbarbe, Rosino, Sande, Schifano, Soska, Soussan, Soussan, Soussan, Tzanetakis, UNODC, van Amsterdam, Van Buskirk, Van Buskirk, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Werse, Zawilska   +60 more
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Rapid Determination of Methamphetamine, Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Methadone, Ketamine, Cocaine, and New Psychoactive Substances in Urine Samples Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

Metabolites
Background/Objectives: This study evaluates the applicability of a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography−flame ionisation detection (GC×GC−FID) approach for the simultaneous determination of 12 underivatised psychoactive drugs, including new ...
Doreen N. B. Chandra Siri, Seng Yo Goh, Ngee Sing Chong, Philip J. Marriott, Yong Foo Wong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-residue determination of 10 selected new psychoactive substances in waste water samples by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry [PDF]

, 2015
New psychoactive substances (NPSs) have become increasingly popular in recent years. The analysis of these substances in influent wastewater (IWW) can be used to track their use in communities. In addition, an evaluation of the amount of NPSs released to
Borova, Viola L., Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, Pistos, Constantinos, Thomaidis, Nikolaos S.   +3 more
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