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Designer drugs on the Internet : a phenomenon out-of-control? : The emergence of hallucinogenic drug Bromo-Dragonfly
Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio; Farre, Magi; Deluca, Paolo; Davey, Zoe; Drummond, Colin; Torrens, Marta; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Di Furia, Lucia; Flesland, Liv; Mervo, Barbara; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Pisarska, Agnieszka; Shapiro, Harry; Siemann, Holger; Skutle, Arvid; Pezzolesi, Cinzia; van der Kreeft, Peer; Scherbaum, Norbert (2011)Based on the material available in both the scientific literature and on the web, the present paper provides an updated pharmacological, chemical, toxicological and behavioural overview of Bromo-Dragonfly (1-(8-bromobenzo[1,2- ... -
Detecting a signal in the noise : Monitoring the global spread of novel psychoactive substances using media and other open source information
Young, Matthew; Dubeau, C.; Corazza, Ornella (2015-07)To determine the feasibility and utility of using media reports and other open-source information collected by the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN), an event-based surveillance system operated by the Public ... -
The diffusion of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) on the internet : The abuse of the cognitive enhancer Piracetam
Corazza, Ornella; Bersani, Saverio; Brunoro, Roberto; Valeriani, G.; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-12-06)Introduction: Performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs), also known as “lifestyle drugs,” are increasingly sold on the Internet to enhance cognitive as well as sexual, muscular, attentive, and other natural capacities. ... -
Dissociative experiences of compartmentalization are associated with food addiction symptoms: results from a cross‐sectional report
Carbone, Giuseppe Alessio; De Rossi, Elena; Prevete, Elisabeth; Tarsitani, Lorenzo; Corazza, Ornella; Massullo, Chiara; Farina, Benedetto; Pasquini, Massimo; Taddei, Ines; Biondi, Massimo; Imperatori, Claudio; Bersani, Francesco Saverio (2023-03-03)Purpose: Studies have shown significant associations of dissociative symptoms with both eating and addictive disorders; however, the different forms of dissociation have been relatively understudied in relation to food ... -
Drops of Madness? : Recreational misuse of Tropicamide collyrium: early warning alerts from Russia and Italy
Bersani, Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Simonato, Pierluigi; Lovaste, Raffaele; Levari, Linda; Mylokosta, A; Schifano, Fabrizio (2013-09)Tropicamide is an antimuscarinic drug usually prescribed as an ophthalmic solution to induce short-term mydriasis and cycloplegia. Over the last 2 years, tropicamide has been reported in both Russia and Italy to be ... -
E-Psychonauts : Conducting research in online drug forum communities
Davey, Zoe; Deluca, Paolo; Schifano, Fabrizio; Corazza, Ornella (2012-08-01)Background "Legal highs" are becoming increasingly common features of the recreational drug market. The Internet has emerged as an important resource for technical and pharmacological knowledge in the absence of evidence-based ... -
Editorial: Second International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPSs) : Keynote Addresses and Conference Abstracts
Parrott, Andy; Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio; Griffiths, Paul; Sedevof, Roumen; Gallegos, Ana; Murray, Robin; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Curran, Val; Bersani, Giuseppe; Singer, L. (2013) -
Emergence and identification of new products of designer drug products from the internet
Assi, Sulaf; Fergus, Suzanne; Stair, Jacqueline; Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio (2011)Designer drugs represent a rapidly expanding phenomenon particularly facilitated by their Internet availability. These drugs are continuously emerging as analogues of controlled substances (amfetamine, aminoindane, cathinone, ... -
The emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and other image-related psychopathological correlates in fitness settings : A cross sectional study
Corazza, Ornella; Simonato, Pierluigi; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mooney, Roisin; van de Ven, Katinka; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Rácmolnár, Lili; De Luca, Ilaria; Cinosi, Eduardo; Santacroce, Rita; Marini, Massimo; Wellsted, David; Sullivan, Keith; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni (2019-04-03)INTRODUCTION: In a society that perpetuates the strive for a perfect appearance, a fit body has become synonymous with success, but simultaneously hard to achieve. This represents a fertile ground for the development of ... -
Enhancing sexual desire and experience : an investigation on the sexual correlates of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use
Kapitány-Fövény, M.; Mervo, B.; Corazza, Ornella; Kökönyei, K.; Farkas, J.; Urbán, R.; Zacher, G.; Demetrovics, Zsolt (2015-07)Various studies have dealt with gamma-hydroxybutyrate's (GHB) potential role in sexual assaults, while the sexual correlates of intentional recreational GHB use have not well been highlighted. Our study aims to explore ... -
The evolution and characteristics of UK deaths involving GHB and its analogues
Corkery, John; Loi, Barbara; Claridge, Hugh; Goodair, Christine; Corazza, Ornella; Elliott, Simon; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-03)Introduction: misuse of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL) increased in Western countries from the early 1990s. The period since has seen a rising numbers of deaths. This presentation outlines the ... -
Exercise and Use of Enhancement Drugs at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicultural Study on Coping Strategies During Self-isolation and Related Risks
Dores, Artemisa; Carvalho, Irene; Burkauskas, Julius; Simonato, Pierluigi; De Luca, Ilaria; Mooney, Roisin; Ioannidis, Konstantinos; Gomez-Martinez, M. Angeles; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Abel, Krisztina Edina; Szabo, Attila; Fujiwara , Hironobu; Shibata, Mami; Melero Ventolo , Alejandro Rebeca; Arroyo-Anllo, Eva Maria; Santos-Labrador, Ricardo M; Griskova-Bulanova, Inga; Pranckeviciene, Aiste; Koboyashi, Kei; Martinotti, Giovanni; Fineberg, Naomi; Barbosa, Fernando; Corazza, Ornella (2021-03-10)Introduction: Little is known about the impact of restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on self-image and engagement in exercise and other coping strategies alongside the use of image and performance-enhancing ... -
Exploring space consciousness and other dissociative experiences : A Japanese perspective
Corazza, Ornella (2010-01-01)The field of consciousness studies has long benefitted from the investigation of non-ordinary states of consciousness, both spontaneous and facilitated by mind-altering agents. In the present study, I look at the implications ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Well-Being, Exercise Routines, and the Intake of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic : A Comparison Across Sport Disciplines
Shibata, Mami; Burkauskas, Julius; Dores, Artemisa R.; Kobayashi, Kei; Yoshimura, Sayaka; Simonato, Pierluigi; De Luca, Ilaria; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Giorgetti, Valentina; Carvalho, Irene P.; Barbosa, Fernando; Monteiro, Cristina; Murai, Toshiya; Gómez-Martínez, Maria A.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Ábel, Krisztina Edina; Szabo, Attila; Ventola, Alejandra Rebeca Melero; Arroyo-Anlló, Eva Maria; Santos-Labrador, Ricardo M.; Griskova-Bulanova, Inga; Pranckeviciene, Aiste; Bersani, Giuseppe; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Corazza, Ornella (2021-07-06)Introduction: Physical distancing under the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on lifestyles, including exercise routines. In this study, we examined the relationship between mental health ... -
Exploring the use of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) via the YouTube Data Tool: a Novel Netnographic Analysis
Prevete, Elisabeth; Hupli, Aleksi; Marrinan, Shanna; Singh, Darshan; D'Udine, Bruno; Bersani, Giuseppe; Kuypers, Kim; Ramaekers, Johannes; Corazza, Ornella (2021-03-20)Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a tree native to Southeast Asia with long history of traditional medicinal use. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of self-reported exported experiences as shared on YouTube™ ... -
Exploring the use of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) via the YouTube Data Tool: a Novel Netnographic Analysis
Prevete, Elisabeth; Hupli, Aleksi; Marrinan, Shanna; Singh, Darshan; D'Udine, Bruno; Bersani, Giuseppe; Kuypers, Kim; Ramaekers, Johannes; Corazza, Ornella (2021-03-20)Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a tree native to Southeast Asia with long history of traditional medicinal use. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of self-reported exported experiences as shared on YouTube™ ... -
The “Eyeballing” technique : an emerging and alerting trend of alcohol misuse
Bersani, Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Albano, G.; Bruschi, S.; Minichino, A.; Vicinanza, R.; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio (2015)Alternative methods of alcohol consumption have recently emerged among adolescents and young adults, including the alcohol “eyeballing”, which consist in the direct pouring of alcoholic substances on the ocular surface ... -
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Hall, Natalie; Corazza, Ornella; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Theofanous, Elena; Sireau, Nick; Adam, David; Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Laws, Keith (2021-09-01)BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ... -
Fitspiration on social media: Body-Image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review.
Cataldo, Ilaria; De Luca, Ilaria; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Imperatori, Claudio; Abdi, Samira; Negri, Attilio; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2021-05-24)Background The use of social media is popular in the health and the beauty industry, with an increasing number of brands using web platforms to promote their products. Among the recently-emerged trends, “fitspiration” (also ... -
Following “the roots” of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) : the evolution of an enhancer from a traditional use to increase work and productivity in South-East Asia to a recreational psychoactive drug in Western Countries
Cinosi, Eduardo; Martinotti, G.; Simonato, Pierluigi; Singh, Darshan; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Vicknasingam, Balasingam; Piazzon, Giulia; Li, Jih-Heng; Yu, Weng-Jing; Kapitány-Fövény , Máté; Farkas, Judit; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella (2015-11-01)The use of substances to enhance human abilities is a constant and cross-cultural feature in the evolution of humanity. Although much has changed over time, the availability on the Internet, often supported by misleading ...