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Promoting innovation and excellence to face the rapid diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in the EU : the outcomes of the ReDNet project
(2013-07-25)
Objectives: The recent emergence of new psychoactive compounds (NPS) has raised prominent challenges in the fields of drug policy, substance use research, public health and service provision. The Recreational Drugs European ...
Nowe substancje psychoaktywne : potrzeby informacyjne młodzieży I profesjonalistów
(2013-06)
(translated from Polish) The study conducted in the frame of the RedNet project among health professionals dealing with drug users (N=124) and youth population (N=716) was aimed at assessment of the level of knowledge about ...
Analisi dei report online relativi al potenziale uso errato della benzidamina
(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 ...
E-Psychonauts : Conducting research in online drug forum communities
(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 ...
Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet : the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine
(2012)
On the basis of the material available both in the scientific literature and on the web, this paper aims to provide a pharmacological, chemical and behavioural overview of the novel compound methoxetamine. This is a ...
Identifying emerging trends in recreational drug use : outcomes from the Psychonaut Web Mapping Project
(2012)
Background: This paper presents the outcomes of the 2-year European Union funded Psychonaut Web Mapping Project which aimed at developing and implementing an integrated web mapping system to promptly identify and learn ...
Designer drugs on the Internet : a phenomenon out-of-control? : The emergence of hallucinogenic drug Bromo-Dragonfly
(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- ...
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone; 'meow meow') : chemical, pharmacological and clinical issues
(2011)
Recently, those substances deriving from the active ingredient of the Khat plant, cathinone, have been rising in popularity. Indeed, 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone; 'meow meow' and others) has been seen by some as a ...
Mephedrone, new kid for the chop?
(2011-01)
Aims: Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a novel synthetic stimulant drug that has recently become popular in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. It has a short history of human consumption and little is known ...
Mass-information : Mephedrone, myths, and the new generation of legal highs
(2010)
The market in licit recreational drugs is continuing to grow, both in the UK and elsewhere, and the internet has been acknowledged as a key factor in enabling this rapid expansion over the last few years. This is particularly ...