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Mechanisms of hepatocellular toxicity associated with new psychoactive synthetic cathinones [PDF]
, 2017 Synthetic cathinones are a new class of psychostimulant substances. Rarely, they can cause liver injury but associated mechanisms are not completely elucidated.
Krähenbühl, Stephan +2 more
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Recent changes in drug abuse scenarios : The new/novel psychoactive substances (NPS) phenomenon [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Peer ...
Schifano, Fabrizio
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Profile, effects, and toxicity of novel psychoactive substances: A systematic review of quantitative studies [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the profile, effects, and toxicity of novel psychoactive substances (NPS). METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted between May 2015 and February 2016 and included 19 databases.
Antonowicz +35 more
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Synthetic Cathinones: A New Public Health Problem [PDF]
Current Neuropharmacology, 2015 New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic cathinones, also known as « legal highs », are often produced and used to mimic the effects of controlled drugs such as cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), and ...
Karila, Laurent +3 more
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Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cathinones Cardiotoxicity: Facts and Perspectives
Current Neuropharmacology, 2021 New psychoactive substances (NPS) constitute a group of psychotropic substances, designed to mimic the effects of traditional substances like cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, khat, which was not regulated by the 1961 United Nations Convention on Narcotics or the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Radaelli D. +7 more
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2018 Development and validation of sensitive and selective method for enantioseparation and quantitation of synthetic cathinones is reported using GC-MS triple quadrupole mass spectrometry with negative chemical ionization (NCI) mode.
Rashed Alremeithi +4 more
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Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.Combined self‐report and hair analysis in festival attendees (n = 249) revealed substantial discrepancies in drug use reporting, particularly for stimulants and dissociatives. This integrated approach enhances detection of poly‐drug use and provides a more reliable basis for monitoring and harm‐reduction strategies.
A. Y. Simão +4 more
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Toxics, 2022 Predictors of mortality in illicit drug users involving Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and multiple substances have not been elucidated. We aimed to define predictors of mortality in the NPS endemic era’s illicit drug users to strengthen patient ...
Hsin-Tzu Yeh +9 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2015 Novel psychoactive substances are newly used designer drugs (“internet drugs”, “research chemicals”, “legal highs”) potentially posing similar health risks to classic illicit substances.
Matthias Liechti
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Pharmacology of novel psychoactive substances [PDF]
, 2016 This PhD work consists of an in vitro and in vivo part. In the in vivo part, we investigated the role of dopamine in the acute clinical effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) in healthy human subjects.
Rickli, Anna
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