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Market Analysis of Synthetic Drugs: Amphetamine-type Stimulants, New Psychoactive Substances [PDF]
, 2017 An estimated quarter of a billion people, or around 5 per cent of the global adult population, used drugs at least once in 2015. Even more worrisome is the fact that about 29.5 million of those drug users, or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population ...
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Aim The French authorities mandated the use of secure prescriptions for pregabalin on May 2021. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of this measure on pregabalin use and misuse in Nouvelle‐Aquitaine, a southwestern French region with around six million inhabitants.
Maika Munech‐Herran +5 more
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New Psychoactive Substances: Health and Legal Challenges
PsychoactivesDrug abuse represents a significant public health problem with a growing tendency. As a way of circumventing the strict national and international control of psychoactive substances by regulatory agencies, there is a market release of new substances with
Inês C. Santos +3 more
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Sensors, 2019 Screening of illicit drugs for new psychoactive substances—namely cathinone—at crime scenes is in high demand. A dual-emission bovine serum albumin-stabilized gold nanoclusters probe was synthesized and used for quantitation and screening of ...
Yao-Te Yen +5 more
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Open Chemistry, 2021 The misuse of psychoactive substances is attracting a great deal of attention from the general public. An increase use of psychoactive substances is observed among young people who do not have enough awareness of the harmful effects of these substances ...
Lukić Vera +4 more
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Caffeine. cognitive and physical performance enhancer or psychoactive drug? [PDF]
, 2015 Caffeine use is increasing worldwide. The underlying motivations are mainly concentration and memory enhancement and physical performance improvement. Coffee and caffeine-containing products affect the cardiovascular system, with their positive inotropic
Aromatario, Mariarosaria +3 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Oral administration of (S)‐ketamine for treatment‐resistant depression (TRD), as alternative to the registered intranasal or off‐label intravenous administrations, has high potential. However, it is characterized by an extensive first‐pass metabolism, resulting in low (S)‐ketamine exposure and high levels of active metabolites, including (S ...
Marije E. Otto +5 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Aim Individual second‐generation antihistamines may possess differential sedative potential due to the variability in central histamine receptor H1 occupancy. This study aimed to evaluate whether the sedative potential of second‐generation antihistamines is associated with the risk of injury during Japan's pollen season. Methods We conducted a
Jumpei Taniguchi +3 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Aim To identify safety concerns reported by coroners following fentanyl patch‐related deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and determine differences in coronial reporting. Methods A systematic case series linking the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM) and the Preventable Deaths Tracker (PDT) (https ...
Eman Mshari +2 more
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The involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances [PDF]
, 2010 This report provides details of a review of the literature on the involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive ...
Godwin, Jon +4 more
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