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2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) : A preliminary review
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Ghodse, A. Hamid; Elliott, S.; Corazza, Ornella (2012)2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) are psychoactive substances, sold primarily over the Internet and in 'head' shops ... -
25C-NBOMe: preliminary data on pharmacology, psychoactive effects and toxicity of a new potent hallucinogenic drug
Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Albano, Gabriella; Valeriani, Giuseppe; Santacroce, Rita; Bolzan, Flamina; Cinosi, Eduardo; Simonato, Pierluigi; Martinotti, Giovanni; Bersani, Giuseppe; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-07-03)Introduction. The use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) has rapidly increased as well as their online availability. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the nature and the risks associated ... -
Adverse psychiatric effects associated with herbal weight-loss products
Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Coviello, Marialuce; Imperatori, Claudio; Francesconi, Marta; Valeriani, Giuseppe; De Stefano, Gianfranco; Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia; Santacroce, Rita; Minichino, Amedeo; Corazza, Ornella (2015)Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and individuals are increasingly using performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an easy and fast way to control their weight. Among ... -
Analisi dei report online relativi al potenziale uso errato della benzidamina
Schifano, Fabrizio; Corazza, Ornella; Marchi, Alessandro; di Melchiorre, Giuditta; Sferrazza, Elias; Enea, Aurora; Davey, Z.; Blaszko, Ursula; Deluca, Paolo (2013)Benzydamine/Tantum Rosa is a drug for external use. It is typically available in Europe, without the need of a medical prescription, for the treatment of vaginal inflammatory processes. Between December 2009 and January ... -
Analysis of the data sources, numbers and characteristics of cocaine-related DRD cases reported in Special Mortality Registries, or eventually in General Mortality Registries (GMR) when necessary : A Report for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Corkery, John (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs & Drugs Addiction, 2012-11-15)There have been increased numbers of cocaine-related deaths reported in some European countries since the early 1990s. There are indications that cocaine deaths are more difficult to define, detect and record as such in ... -
Az elektronikus prevenció lehetőségei az új (szintetikus) drogok használatának megelőzésében : a Rekreációs Drogok Európai Hálózatának (Recreational Drugs European Network) bemutatása
Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mervo, Barbara; Corazza, Ornella; Davey, Zoe; Deluca, Paolo; Drummond, C.; Enea, Aurora; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Di Melchiorre, G.; Di Furia, Lucia; Flesland, Liv; Floridi, Luciano; Iszaj, F.; Scherbaum, Norbert; Siemann, Holger; Skutle, Arvid; Torrens, Marta; Pasinetti, Manuela; Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Pisarska, Agnieszka; Shapiro, Harry; Sferrazza, Elias; van der Kreeft, Peer; Schifano, Fabrizio (2010) -
'Bundle of fun' or 'bunch of problems'? : Case series of khat-related deaths in the UK
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Oyefeso, Adenekan; Ghodse, A. Hamid; Tonia, Thomy; Naidoo, Vinesha; Button, Jennifer (2011)Twenty million people worldwide use khat (Catha edulis). Previously confined to Eastern Africa and Arabia, consumption is spreading to other regions. Chewing khat leaves releases the stimulants cathinone and cathine. Khat ... -
Bupropion perceived as a stimulant by two patients with a previous history of cocaine misuse
Vento, A.E.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Gentili, Federica; Pompei, Francesco; Corkery, John; Kotzalidis, Georgios D.; Girardi, Paolo (2013-12)Background and objective. Despite animal studies having shown a generalisation of the bupropion cue to cocaine, this drug has been used in cocaine abuse with mixed results. We here aimed at describing two cases which ... -
Cathinone-related mortality: khat, mephedrone and related novel psychoactive substances and their role in deaths – the UK experience
Corkery, John (2012-03-12)This paper will present an overview of the work undertaken in the UK to establish a solid evidence base on the relationships between khat, mephedrone, and related novel psychoactive substances to mortality. The processes ... -
Chapter 6: Health correlates and consequences
English, Layla; Corkery, John; Hope, Vivian (UK Focal Point on Drugs at Public Health England, 2013-12-16) -
Chapter 7: Responses to health correlates and consequences.
English, Layla; Hope, Vivian; Corkery, John (UK Focal Point on Drugs at Public Health England, 2013-12-16) -
The characteristics of deaths involving kratom in the United Kingdom and elsewhere
Corkery, John; Claridge, Hugh; Goodair, Christine; Papanti, Duccio; Orsolini, Laura; Koerber, Sophie; Schifano, Fabrizio (2016-05-31) -
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Frost, Rachael; Avgerinou, Christina; Goodman, Claire; Clegg, Andrew; Hopkins, Jane; Gould, Rebecca L.; Gardner, Benjamin; Marston, Louise; Hunter, Rachael; Manthorpe, Jill; Cooper, Claudia; Skelton, Dawn A.; Drennan, Vari M.; Logan, Pip; Walters, Kate (2022-06-04)Background: Frailty is clinically associated with multiple adverse outcomes, including reduced quality of life and functioning, falls, hospitalisations, moves to long-term care and mortality. Health services commonly focus ... -
Consciousness, Drugs and the Internet
Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio (2009) -
The consequences of drug misuse on post-marketing surveillance
Schifano, Fabrizio; Papanti, Duccio; Orsolini, Laura; Corkery, John (2016-04-25)Over the past decade, the ‘traditional’ drug scenario has shown significant changes because of the emergence of a range of molecules, e.g. the novel psychoactive substances (NPS), which are either already existing or newly ... -
Consideration of the novel psychoactive substances (‘legal highs’)
Advidory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (Home Office, 2011-08)The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) committed to providing the Government with advice on novel psychoactive substances (often colloquially termed „legal highs‟). This is a relatively recent phenomenon, ... -
Continuing the epidemiological function of the Addicts Index - evidence from matching the Home Office Addicts Index with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
Hickman, M.; Griffin, M.; Mott, J.; Corkery, John; Madden, P.; Sondhi, A.; Stimson, G. (2004-04)Aims: We discuss the Addicts Index (AI) and examine whether the epidemiological trends of the AI can be continued by the regional drug misuse databases (DMDs, now known as National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS). ... -
Cultura telematica, trascendenza corporea e nuove droghe : come gli internauti diventano psiconauti
Corazza, Ornella (2009) -
Dealing with diversity : cross-cultural aspects of the near death experiences
Corazza, Ornella; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011) -
Death rates from ecstasy (MDMA, MDA) and polydrug use in England and Wales 1996-2002
Schifano, Fabrizio; Oyefeso, A.; Corkery, John; Cobain, K.; Jambert-Gray, R.; Martinotti, G.; Ghodse, A. Hamid (2003)The present study reports on all deaths related to taking ecstasy (alone, or in a polydrug combination) occurring in England and Wales in the time frame August 1996-April 2002. Data presented here are based on all information ...