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Focus on ‘Psychiatry and Addiction: A Multi-Faceted Issue’

Brain Sciences
The reconceptualization of addiction as a neurobiological disease has gained significant traction over recent decades, informed by advances in neuropharmacological and neuroimaging research [...]
Fabrizio Schifano, Giovanni Martinotti, Norbert Scherbaum   +2 more
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Detection of Nitazenes in the Illicit Drug Supply Utilizing Precursor Ion Scan Methods With Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Nitazenes are increasingly present in the illicit drug supply, complicating harm reduction efforts. We have developed a rapid, nontargeted precursor ion scan method to detect emerging nitazenes in real‐world opioid samples. The method identified multiple nitazenes, often replacing pharmaceutical opioids or mixed with fentanyl and benzodiazepines ...
Allie Miskulin, Irene Shkolnikov, Jindar Sboto, Collin Kielty, Bruce Wallace, Chris G. Gill, Dennis K. Hore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring Injected Drug Use in Greece Through Syringe Residue Analysis: A Multicity Study Within the ESCAPE Network

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A total of 2121 used syringes were analyzed in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras between 2022 and 2024. Distinct drug‐use patterns were observed across the three cities. Benzodiazepines, pregabalin, methadone, and fentanyl were increasingly detected in 2024.
Christina Matiaki, Anastasios Trakakis, Athanasios Theocharis, Chara Parpala, Chara Kotsailidou, Alexandros Psarianos, Emmanouil Chatzichristofis, Eleni Zagelidu, Panagiota Roussou, Nikolaos Raikos, Orthodoxia Mastrogianni   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semaglutide as a Possible Calmodulin Binder: Ligand-Based Computational Analyses and Relevance to Its Associated Reward and Appetitive Behaviour Actions

Scientia Pharmaceutica
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, has gained considerable attention as a therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.
Giuseppe Floresta, Davide Arillotta, Valeria Catalani, Gabriele Duccio Papanti Pelletier, John Martin Corkery, Amira Guirguis, Fabrizio Schifano   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nursing interventions for people who use new psychoactive substances [PDF]

The use of new psychoactive substances is a growing concern across healthcare services in the UK. To date, more than 1,000 types of new psychoactive substances have been identified and they have a wide range of effects, potency and mechanisms of action ...
Solomon, David
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First Occurrence of Fatal Intoxication Involving Methiodone (IC‐26) in Finland; a Medicolegal Autopsy Case Report

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Methiodone (IC‐26) is a non‐fentanyl novel synthetic opioid which has recently been detected in drug seizures in Europe. There is still limited data about the drug in published toxicological case work, both in non‐fatal and fatal cases. We present a medicolegal autopsy case report on a fatal intoxication in an individual undergoing opioid ...
Lasse Pakanen, Raimo A. Ketola, Pirkko Kriikku   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing misuse of novel psychoactive substances

, 2014
Misuse of novel psychoactive substances, also known as legal highs, is growing in the UK. These substances include more than 200 psychoactive chemicals and are associated with harm to physical and mental health, but are not controlled under the Misuse of
Solomon, Bernadette, Taylor, Chloe, Solomon, David, Grewal, Pardeep   +3 more
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Decriminalization of psychoactive substances - a study on the exclusion of consumers of psychoactive substances [PDF]

, 2019
In recent years, Denmark has seen an increase in the consumption of psychoactive substances within the population. As a response, the Municipality of Copenhagen has contended this through police action, attempting to impound these substances throughout ...
de Boer, Rasmus Normann, Rau-Andersen, Philip Georg, Frederiksen, Asgar Bo   +2 more
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Feasibility, Acceptability and Outcomes of Group CBT‐T: A Naturalistic Mixed‐Methods Comparison With Individual CBT‐T

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing 10‐session group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT‐Tg) in routine outpatient eating disorder care and to descriptively examine outcomes of CBT‐Tg and individual CBT‐T (CBT‐Ti). Method Using a naturalistic, non‐randomised, mixed‐methods design, this implementation study was
Laura Dixon, Anastasia Harris, Victoria Taylor, Lily Spoozak, Sara Bartel, Susan Gamberg, Nami Trappenberg, Colby Price, Navjot Sandila, Elena Koning, Sarrah I. Ali, Erin Piercy, Glenn Waller, Aaron Keshen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of tightening regulations on patients with new psychoactive substance‐related disorders in Japan

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, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Daisuke Funada, Takuya Shimane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source