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, 2017 The final report of the NPS-t study presents the results of a survey among over 3.000 NPS users from 6 countries. Results include patterns of use, user profiles, procurement, market dynamics, and prevention. This report highlights the variety in types of NPS users and across countries.
Benschop, A. +16 more
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Recreational use, analysis and toxicity of tryptamines [PDF]
, 2015 The definition New psychoactive substances (NPS) refers to emerging drugs whose chemical structures are similar to other psychoactive compounds but not identical, representing a "legal" alternative to internationally controlled drugs.
Mannocchi, Giulio +3 more
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New psychoactive substances: Issues and challenges
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2016 New psychoactive substances (NPS) have emerged as "legal" alternatives to internationally controlled drugs and commonly known by terms such as "designer drugs," "legal highs," or "herbal highs." These drugs are gaining popularity among youth in recent ...
Vaibhav Patil +2 more
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Neural Regeneration Research, 2020 Preclinical and clinical studies indicate that synthetic psychoactive substances, in addition to having abuse potential, may elicit toxic effects of varying severity at the peripheral and central levels.
Giulia Costa +5 more
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Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2022 The last decade has witnessed the emergence of new psychoactive substances that are analogues of classical drugs of abuse in order to escape the regulations surrounding the latter drugs.
Thomas Coombs +3 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2018 Aims This study aimed to investigate the influence of tightened regulations on new psychoactive substances in patients with disorders related to these drugs in Japan.
Yuko Tanibuchi +3 more
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Molecular Insights on New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs). [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Currently, more than 1000 molecules have been classified as New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs), and it is reported that, every year, this number increases with new classes of compounds and/or newer generations of NPS families [...]
Busardò FP, Pichini S.
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Recent trends in analytical methods to determine new psychoactive substances in hair [PDF]
, 2017 New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) belong to several chemical classes, including phenethylamines, piperazines, synthetic cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids.
García Algar, Oscar +4 more
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New psychoactive substances: An emerging epidemic
Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2019 New psychoactive substances (NPSs) are growing at an alarming rate causing a threat to the public health. They are available online or in head shops and come with variety of street names across the cities, states, and countries.
Kranti Kadam
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The Consumption of New Psychoactive Substances and Methamphetamine [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2018 The abuse of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and methamphetamine has severe adverse effects. Here we provide the first report of regional patterns in NPS and methamphetamine consumption in Germany, on the basis of epidemiologic data from six federal states (Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, and Thuringia).Data were derived from
Elena Gomes, de Matos +4 more
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