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Characteristics of deaths associated with kratom use
(2019-09-01)
Background: Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) use has increased in Western countries, with a rising number of associated deaths. There is growing debate about the involvement of kratom in these events. Aims: This study ...
Cannabidiol (CBD) Use in Psychiatric Disorders; A Systematic Review
(2019-09)
Cannabidiol (CBD) and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the most represented phytocannabinoids in Cannabis sativa plants. However, CBD may present with a different activity compared with the psychotomimetic THC. Most ...
New/emerging psychoactive substances and associated psychopathological consequences
(2019-07-22)
BackgroundThe present paper provides an updated review of both the large number of new/novel/emerging psychoactive substances (NPS) and their associated psychopathological consequences. Focus was here given on identification ...
Dorsal Prefrontal Cortex Impairment in Methoxetamine-Induced Psychosis: an 18F-FDG PET/CT Case Study
(2019-05-27)
Novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) have currently become a major public health concern because of relatively easy accessibility to these compounds and difficulty in identifying them with routine laboratory techniques. ...
New psychoactive substances (NPS), psychedelic experiences, and dissociation: clinical and clinical pharmacological issues
(2019-04-23)
Purpose of the review: A significant increase in the number, type, and availability of new psychoactive substances (NPS) with dissociative and psychedelic potential has occurred worldwide over the last few decades. Psychedelic ...
An Insight into Z-Drug Abuse and Dependence : An Examination of Reports to the European Medicines Agency Database of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions
(2019-04-01)
BACKGROUND: Although originally marketed as safe alternatives to the habit-forming benzodiazepines, growing numbers of zaleplon, zolpidem, and zopiclone ("Z-drugs") clinical concerns relating to their potential of abuse, ...
Assessing the 2004-2018 fentanyl misusing issues reported to an international range of adverse reporting systems
(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 ...
Patterns of management of patients with dual disorder (psychosis) in Italy: a survey of psychiatrists and other physicians focusing on clinical practice
(2018-11-13)
Patients with severe psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorders frequently suffer from concomitant substance use disorders (SUDs) – Dual Disorder (DD) patients. In order to better ...