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Update on Critical Issues and Current Challenges with “Newer Psychoactive Substances: An Narrative Review”

Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 2022
In recent years, new psychoactive substances (NPS) (”legal highs” or “designer drugs”) are increasing worldwide. An increase in NPS is a cause for concern for drug-regulatory authorities and health-care professionals as it poses a threat to public health.
Raka Jain, Kamini Verma
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Novel Psychoactive Substances: : the pharmacology of stimulants and hallucinogens [PDF]

, 2016
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, on March 2016, available online at doi: : http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/17512433.2016.1167597.There are increasing levels ...
Corkery JM, Daly M, Dargan PI, Fabrizio Schifano, Farrè M, G. Duccio Papanti, John M. Corkery, Laura Orsolini, Shulgin AT, Shulgin AT, Soussan C, Ujváry I   +11 more
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The Growing Problem of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

, 2016
The term "new psychoactive substances" (NPS) can be defined as individual drugs in pure form or in complex preparations that are not scheduled under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971). NPS may be categorized by chemical structure, by psychoactive properties, by biological targets, or by ...
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Drug policy and global regulatory capitalism: The case of new psychoactive substances (NPS) [PDF]

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2014
The recent emergence of vibrant markets in 'new psychoactive substances' or 'legal highs' has posed significant new challenges for drug policy. These partly concern what to do about them but the speed and complexity of change has also raised difficulties for how policy responses should be developed.
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The Opioid Safety Toolkit: An interactive prescription opioid safety toolkit to increase opioid safety literacy and behaviours among people prescribed opioids for pain—a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prescription opioid‐related harm remains a significant public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the Opioid Safety Toolkit, a co‐designed, interactive online resource, in increasing naloxone uptake and healthcare provider discussions among adults prescribed opioids for pain.
Suzanne Nielsen, Frederick Fox, Tina Lam, Alex Waddell, Monica Jung, Bosco Rowland, Jessica Watterson, Dhruv Basur, Chris Prawira, Joshua Paolo Seguin, Patrick Olivier, Jarrod McMaugh, Paul Dietze, Louisa Picco   +13 more
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Taking the cat-and-mouse game to the next level: different perspectives on the introduction of the German New Psychoactive Substances Act

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background To counteract the spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and to prevent the emergence of novel substances, specifically designed as a response to the legal control of individual substances, a new law was introduced in Germany in 2016: the 
Regina Kühnl, Darya Aydin, Sabine Horn, Sally Olderbak, Uwe Verthein, Ludwig Kraus   +5 more
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"Spice", "Kryptonite", "Black Mamba": An overview of brand names and marketing stragtegies of Novel Psychoactive Substances on the Web [PDF]

, 2014
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPSs) are often sold online as “legal” and “safer” alternatives to International Controlled Drugs (ICDs) with captivating marketing strategies.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), Bersani F.S., Bigdeli I., Bruno R., Corazza O., Corazza O., Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Evans-Brown M., Lesiak A.D., Musshoff F., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)   +10 more
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‘Emptiness filled with love’: A reflexive thematic analysis of chemsex trajectories among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan, using a life course framework

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, known as chemsex, is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, psychological distress and social isolation among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Nikolay Lunchenkov, Nadezhda Cherchenko, Elena German, Susanna Rinne‐Wolf   +3 more
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Context, mechanisms and outcomes of a social enterprise model of residential rehabilitation for problem substance use: A realist‐informed process evaluation

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims This study evaluated a three‐year residential rehabilitation programme, which aimed to support recovery from problem substance use via peer support and social enterprise activities. The aims were to clarify programme mechanisms and identify contextual factors associated with variation in outcomes.
Martin Anderson, Lucy Pickering, Mark McCann   +2 more
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Mapping Current and Potential Sources of Routine Data Capture on New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland [PDF]

, 2015
The paper maps the data currently being captured on NPS, and provides a starting point for exploring the strengths and weaknesses of a number of existing data systems in Scotland, and opportunities for data ...
Gillies, Allan
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