Browsing by Author "Santacroce, Rita"

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    • 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 ...

    • Can mobile phone technology support a rapid sharing of information on Novel Psychoactive Substances among health and other professionals internationally? 

      Simonato, Pierluigi; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Santacroce, Rita; Cinosi, Eduardo; Schifano, Fabrizio; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni; Corazza, Ornella (2017-06-28)
      Background The diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPSs), combined with the ability of the Internet to act as an online marketplace, has led to unprecedented challenges for governments, health agencies, and substance ...

    • Captagon: Use and Trade in the Middle East 

      Al-Imam, Ahmed; Santacroce, Rita; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Chilcott, Robert; Martinotti, G.; Bersani, Giuseppe; Corazza, Ornella (2017-05-31)
      Fenetheylline, a psychostimulant drug, often branded as Captagon, is a combination of amphetamine and theophylline. Since the cessation of its legal production in 1986, counterfeited products have been produced illicitly ...

    • Changing Trends in the Use of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) in Southeast Asia 

      Singh, D; Narayanan, S; Vicknasingam, B; Corazza, Ornella; Santacroce, Rita; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres (2017-06-28)
      Objective: Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa. Korth) is an indigenous medicinal plant of Southeast Asia. This review paper aims to describe the trends of kratom use in Southeast Asia, particularly, in Malaysia and Thailand, where ...

    • 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 ...

    • A matter of life and death : substance-caused and substance-related fatalities in Ibiza in 2015 

      Santacroce, Rita; Ruiz Bennasar, Claudia; Sancho Jaraiz, Juan Ramon; Fiori, Federica; Sarchione, Fabiola; Angelini, Federica; Catalano, Gabriella; Carenti, Maria Luisa; Corkery, John Martin; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2017-06-28)
      Objectives and methods: In the framework of the EU-funded project “EU-Madness,” we collected and analysed all the reports of fatalities directly or indirectly related to substances of abuse registered in Ibiza from January ...

    • New drugs on the Internet : the case of Camfetamine 

      Cinosi, Eduardo; Corazza, Ornella; Santacroce, Rita; Lupi, Matteo; Acciavatti, Tiziano; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2014-07-16)
      The number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) advertised for sale online is constantly increasing and it has become a phenomenon of global concern. Among NPS, Camfetamine has been rediscovered as recreational drug in ...

    • Novel psychoactive substance consumption is more represented in bipolar disorder than in psychotic disorders : A multicenter-observational study 

      Acciavatti, Tiziano; Lupi, Matteo; Santacroce, Rita; Aguglia, Andrea; Attademo, Luigi; Bandini, Laura; Ciambrone, Paola; Lisi, Giulia; Migliarese, Giovanni; Pinna, Federica; Quattrone, Diego; Ribolsi, Michele; Signorelli, Maria Salvina; Calò, Salvatore; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2017-05)
      OBJECTIVE: Comorbidities between psychiatric diseases and use of traditional substances of abuse are common. Nevertheless, there are few data regarding the use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) among psychiatric ...

    • Sexual enhancement products for sale online : raising awareness of the psychoactive effects of Yohimbine, Maca, Horny Goat Weed and Ginkgo Biloba 

      Corazza, Ornella; Martinotti, Giovanni; Santacroce, Rita; Chilemi, E.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Cellek, S. (2014-06-15)
      Introduction. The use of unlicensed food and herbal supplements to enhance sexual functions is drastically increasing. This phenomenon, combined with the availability of these products over the Internet, represents a ...

    • Substance use in the club scene of Rome : a pilot study 

      Vento, Alessandro; Martinotti, Giovanni; Cinosi, Eduardo; Lupi, Matteo; Acciavatti, Tiziano; Carrus, Dario; Santacroce, Rita; Chillemi, Eleonora; Bonifaci, Ludovica; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-08-28)
      Over the last few years, a wide number of unregulated substances have been marketed on the Web and in smart and head shops; they are usually advertised as legal alternatives to commonly known drugs and are defined as “smart ...

    • Synthetic Cannabinoids : psychopharmacology, clinical aspects, and psy-chotic onset 

      Martinotti, Giovanni; Santacroce, Rita; Papanti, Duccio; Elgharably, Yasmine; Prilutskaya, Mariya; Corazza, Ornella (2017-04-13)
      Synthetic Cannabinoids (SC) are the widest and most diffused class of Novel Psychoactive Substances. SC are chemically heterogeneous and structurally dissimilar from delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, being full agonists of the ...