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What about “Pharming”? Issues Regarding the Misuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs

Brain Sciences, 2020
Recently, a range of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs have emerged as being used recreationally, either on their own or in combination with other substances, both licit and illicit, including new psychoactive substances (NPS).
Stefania Chiappini, Fabrizio Schifano
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Psychoactive substances related to the deaths

Bratislava Medical Journal, 2012
The study included all deceased who died in relation to psychoactive substances abuse in the regions of Bratislava and Trnava city districts within a two-year period of the years 2007-2008. All the cases were autopsied by the standard method completed with toxicological analyses.
J, Sidlo, J, Mlynar, R, Kuruc, P, Ocko, J, Valuch   +4 more
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New psychoactive substances. The phenomenon development and the institutional and legal mechanisms for its prevention [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives The aim of the study is a multifaceted analysis of New Psychoaktive Substances(NPS), which will allow for a deeper understanding of the causes of such a wide scale of NPS their diversity and ease of accessibility.
Dorota Semków, Semków, Dorota
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The “Endless Trip” among the NPS Users: Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology in the Hallucinogen-Persisting Perception Disorder. A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017
Hallucinogen-persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a syndrome characterized by prolonged or reoccurring perceptual symptoms, reminiscent of acute hallucinogen effects.
Laura Orsolini, Laura Orsolini, Laura Orsolini, Gabriele Duccio Papanti, Domenico De Berardis, Domenico De Berardis, Domenico De Berardis, Amira Guirguis, John Martin Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano   +9 more
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Pharmacovigilance Signals of the Opioid Epidemic over 10 Years: Data Mining Methods in the Analysis of Pharmacovigilance Datasets Collecting Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Reported to EudraVigilance (EV) and the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
In the past twenty years, the consumption of opioid medications has reached significant proportions, leading to a rise in drug misuse and abuse and increased opioid dependence and related fatalities.
Stefania Chiappini, Rachel Vickers-Smith, Amira Guirguis, John M. Corkery, Giovanni Martinotti, Daniel R. Harris, Fabrizio Schifano   +6 more
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Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) profile in South Gloucestershire [PDF]

, 2014
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are chemical substances that have been synthesised to cause similar reactions to those produced by taking conventional drugs. The report estimates the prevalence of NPS use across South Gloucestershire.
Ismail, Nasrul
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Controlling new psychoactive substances in New Zealand

, 2022
The emergence of new psychoactive substances into the global drug market has presented challenges for effective drug legislation and enforcement.
HK Partington, Johnson, CS, Shadfar, Z, KAJ Walsh, CS Johnson, Allison, JR, Walsh, KAJ, Partington, HK, JR Allison, Z Shadfar   +9 more
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Application of Rapid Detection Technology for the Determination of γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid

Biosensors
The abuse of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and its precursors, γ-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD), has increased in recent years, with these substances frequently being illicitly added to beverages. GHB is colorless and odorless and exhibits
Nan Li, Xingliang Liu, Boyuan Shi, Chunhui Song, Teng Zhang, Xin Yan, Yingying Li, Xinyi Li, Jun Ma   +8 more
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Could Hallucinogens Induce Permanent Pupillary Changes in (Ab)users? A Case Report from New Zealand

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2017
An eighteen-year-old female patient of the Caucasian ethnicity from Australasia presented with a persistently dilated pupil causing her discomfort and occasional burning sensation when she is outdoors due to oversensitivity to sunlight.
Ahmed Al-Imam
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NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AS A CRIME OBJECT [PDF]

, 2017
A new psychoactive substance is defined as a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions (1961, 1971), but which may pose a public health threat comparable to that posed
Slesars, Arnis, Jermacāne, Aija
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