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A 2-D π–π dimer model system to investigate structure-charge transfer relationships in rubrene
Chung, Sherlyn J; McHugh, Callum J.; Calvo-Castro, Jesus (2019-01-23)Rubrene (5,6,11,12-tetraphenyltetracene) is undoubtedly one of the best performing organic charge transfer mediating materials, with experimentally determined mobilities up to 40 cm2 V−1 s−1. Consequently, there has been ... -
2023: the best year ever for Future Pharmacology (and even better years to come)
Schifano, Fabrizio (2024-01-02) -
4,4’-dimethylaminorex (‘4,4’-DMAR’; ‘Serotoni’) misuse; a web-based study
Loi, Barbara; Zloh, Mire; Antonietta, Maria; Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio (2017-06-28)Background: 4,4′-DMAR (4,4’-dimethylaminorex; ‘Serotoni’) is a potent stimulant drug which has recently been associated with a number of fatalities in Europe. Over the last few years, online communities have emerged as ... -
5,6-Methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane : from laboratory curiosity to 'legal high'
Gallagher, C. T.; Assi, S.; Stair, J. L.; Fergus, S.; Corazza, Ornella; Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio (2012-03-01)The fully synthetic 'legal high' 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI) is an analogue of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Although developed in the 1990s, it was not widely abused until 2010. However, mephedrone was ... -
Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the Context of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS): A Systematic Review
Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Corkery, John; Guirguis, Amira (2018-04-22)Recently, a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been reportedly used as Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), due to their potential for abuse resulting from their high dosage/idiosyncratic methods of ... -
Advances in Problematic Usage of the Internet Research – A Narrative Review by Experts from the European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet
Fineberg, Naomi; Menchon, Josè M; Hall, Natalie; Dell'Osso, Bernardo; Brand, Matthias; Potenza, Marc; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Cirnigliaro, Giovanna; Lochner, Christine; Billieux, Joël; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Rumpf, Hans Jürgen; Muller, Astrid; Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Hollander, Eric; Burkauskas, Julius; Grünblatt, Edna; Walitza, Susanne; Corazza, Ornella; King, Daniel L; Stein, Dan J.; Grant, Jon E; Pallanti, Stefano; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta; Van Ameringen, Michael; Ioannidis, Konstantinos; Carmi, Lior; Goudriaan, Anna E; Martinotti, Giovanni; Sales, Celia M; Jones, Julia; Gjoneska, Biljiana; Király, Orsolya; Benatti, Beatrice; Vismara, Matteo; Pellegrini, Lucas; Conti, Dario; Cataldo, Ilaria; Riva, Gianluigi M; Yücel, Murat; Flayelle, Maèva; Hall, Thomas; Griffiths, Morgan; Zohar, Joseph (2022-10-30)Global concern about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), and its public health and societal costs, continues to grow, sharpened in focus under the privations of the COVID-19 pandemic. This narrative review reports the ... -
Alcohol/substance use and occupational/post-traumatic stress in paramedics
Hichisson, Andrew; Corkery, John (2020-10-02)Background: Paramedics work in high-pressure environments and experience traumatic events, which contribute to high levels of occupational and posttraumatic stress. Such stress can result in alcohol and substance misuse ... -
Alprazolam-related deaths in Scotland, 2004-2020
Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Chiappini, Stefania; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio (2022-09-27)Background: The benzodiazepine drug alprazolam, a fast-acting tranquiliser, cannot be prescribed on the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Illicit alprazolam supply and consumption have increased. Concern about ... -
Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in the United Kingdom: An update
Mullen, Carrie; Whalley, Benjamin J; Schifano, Fabrizio; Baker, Julien S (2020-05)Anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) are prescribed for medical conditions related to low testosterone. Abuse of AASs has surged as they become recognised as potent image enhancement drugs. The primary goal of most abusers ... -
Analysis of 'legal high' substances and common adulterants using handheld spectroscopic techniques
Assi, Sulaf; Guirguis, Amira; Halsey, S.; Fergus, S.; Stair, J. L. (2015-01)The identification of 'legal highs' is challenging as they often do not match their label claim and contain a wide range of impurities and/or adulterants. In addition, there is a need for techniques to be on-site, rapid ... -
Analyzing the Open/Deep Web to Better Understand the New/Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Scenarios: Suggestions from CASSANDRA and NPS.Finder Research Projects
Schifano, Fabrizio (2020-03-04)New/novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are defined as new narcotic/psychotropic drugs which are not controlled by the United Nations' 1961 Narcotic Drugs/1971 Psychotropic Substances conventions, but which may pose a ... -
Anthracene based compounds and their uses
School of Life and Medical Sciences; Natural Product Chemistry and Drug Design; Centre for Research into Topical Drug Delivery and Toxicology; Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit; Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research; Centre for Research in Mechanisms of Disease and Drug Discovery; Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science; Rossiter, Sharon; Kirton, Stewart; Camara, Ramatoulie (2016-11-17) -
Approaches to the Study of English Forename Use
Corkery, John (2000) -
Are finasteride-related penile curvature/Peyronie’s disease Adverse Event Reports worthy of further clinical investigation? Disproportionality analysis based on both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) pharmacovigilance databases
Schifano, Nicolo; Cappogrosso, Paolo; Boeri, Luca; Fallara, Guiseppe; Chiappini, Stefania; Rewhorn, Matthew; Cakir, Omer Onur; Harvey, Hannah; Castiglione, Fabio; Alnajjar, Hussain; Muneer, Asif; Deho, Frederico; Schifano, Fabrizio; Montorsi, Francesco; Salonia, Andrea (2022-05-05)A limited number of studies have described patients on finasteride showing findings which were consistent with Peyronie’s disease (PD). We aimed to detect a pharmacovigilance signal of possible association between finasteride ... -
Are undergraduate students studying smart? Insights into study strategies and habits across a programme of study
Fergus, Suzanne (2022-04-08)The approach that students take in their studies at university is critical not only for their academic success but is equally important in life-long learning for their career and professional development. Heutagogy is the ... -
Assessing prevalence, knowledge and use of cognitive enhancers among university students in the United Arab Emirates: A quantitative study
Sharif, Safia; Fergus, Suzanne; Guirguis, Amira; Smeeton, Nigel; Schifano, Fabrizio (2022-01-26)BACKGROUND: Cognitive enhancers (CE) are often used to improve memory, alertness and cognitive capacity. These products are commercially and pharmaceutically available. Due to high academic pressure, university students ... -
Assessing problematic use of social media: where do we stand and what can be improved?
Cataldo, Ilaria; Billieux, Joël; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2022-06-01)The increased popularity of social media has brought clinicians and researchers to question the potential problematic outcomes of such Internet-based applications. Over the past two decades, an increasing number of studies ... -
Assessing the 2004-2018 fentanyl misusing issues reported to an international range of adverse reporting systems
Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stephania; Corkery, John; Guirguis, Amira (2019-02-01)Objective: A recent, global, increase in the use of opioids including the prescribing, highly potent, fentanyl has been recorded. Due its current popularity and the potential lethal consequences of its intake, we aimed ... -
Availability of Illegal Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Germany
Scherbaum, Norbert; Bonnet, Udo; Hafermann, Henning; Schifano, Fabrizio; Bender, Stefan; Grigoleit, Torsten; Kuhn, Jens; Nyhuis, Peter; Preuss, Ulrich W; Reymann, Gerhard; Schneider, Udo; Shibata, Jo; Specka, Michael (2021-04-23)Background: In response to the COVID-19-pandemic, a lockdown was established in the middle of March 2020 by the German Federal Government resulting in drastic reduction of private and professional traveling in and out of ... -
Benefits and Harms of 'Smart Drugs' (Nootropics) in Healthy Individuals
Schifano, Fabrizio; Catalani, Valeria; Sharif, Safia (Sophia); Napoletano, Flavia; Corkery, John; Arillotta, Davide; Fergus, Suzanne; Vento, Alessandro; Guirguis, Amira (2022-04-02)‘Smart drugs’ (also known as ‘nootropics’ and ‘cognitive enhancers’ [CEs]) are being used by healthy subjects (i.e. students and workers) typically to improve memory, attention, learning, executive functions and vigilance, ...