Synthetic Cathinones: Recent Developments, Enantioselectivity Studies and Enantioseparation Methods [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 New psychoactive substances represent a public health threat since they are not controlled by international conventions, are easily accessible online and are sold as a legal alternative to illicit drugs. Among them, synthetic cathinones are widely abused
Ana Sofia Almeida +4 more
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Recurrent Psychotic Episodes Induced by Synthetic Cathinones in a Monozygotic Twin with Drug Addiction: A Case Report [PDF]
Consortium Psychiatricum, 2023 We have described a clinical case of psychotic disorder induced by synthetic cathinones in one drug-addicted monozygotic twin. This clinical case is unique, because it offers the opportunity to observe many features of the singularity of the dependence ...
Vsevolod V. Severtsev +1 more
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Metabolic stability and metabolite profiling of emerging synthetic cathinones [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Synthetic cathinones constitute the second largest groups of new psychoactive substances (NPS), which are especially popular among adolescents and young adults.
Rita P. Lopes +9 more
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Synthetic Cathinones: Epidemiology, Toxicity, Potential for Abuse, and Current Public Health Perspective [PDF]
Brain SciencesSynthetic cathinones, derived from cathinone found in the plant Catha edulis, represent the second largest and most frequently seized group of new psychoactive substances.
Shanshan Chen, Wenhua Zhou, Miaojun Lai
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From dust till dawn: patterns, motives, and risks of using smokable synthetic cathinones [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Synthetic cathinones that are primarily smoked—such as pyrovalerone-type compounds, including MDPV, MDPHP, α-PHP, and α-PHiP, often referred to as “Monkey Dust”—have raised growing concern in clinical and harm reduction contexts due to their ...
Antonia Bendau +5 more
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Neuropsychiatric effects of Synthetic Cathinones - a review [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has had a substantial impact worldwide. NPS mimic the effect of “existing” drugs and are specifically manufactured so that the new substances fall out of regulatory frameworks. Although the
J. Mendes Coelho +3 more
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From Psychoactivity to Antimicrobial Agents: Multifaceted Applications of Synthetic Cathinones and Catha edulis Extracts [PDF]
MoleculesThe emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in the global drug market since the 2000s has posed major challenges for regulators and law enforcement agencies.
Celia María Curieses Andrés +4 more
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Structure–Activity Relationship of Novel Second-Generation Synthetic Cathinones: Mechanism of Action, Locomotion, Reward, and Immediate-Early Genes [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Several new synthetic cathinones, which mimic the effect of classical psychostimulants such as cocaine or MDMA, have appeared in the global illicit drug market in the last decades.
Nuria Nadal-Gratacós +16 more
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Hazard Characterization of Synthetic Cathinones Using Viability, Monoamine Reuptake, and Neuronal Activity Assays [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 Synthetic cathinones are the second largest class of new psychoactive substances (NPS) on the drug market. Despite the large number of different cathinones and their abundant use, hazard characterization is mainly limited to their potential to inhibit ...
Anne Zwartsen +4 more
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Akathisia after chronic usage of synthetic cathinones: A case study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 IntroductionSynthetic cathinones are a heterogenous group of new psychoactive substances (NPS) with a surging prevalence of use. They are sold under the name of “Bath Salts,” “Legal Highs” or “Research Chemical.” It is a heterogeneous group of substances
Niels Albert +5 more
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