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Monitoring novel psychoactive substances allegedly offered online for sale in Persian and Arabic languages
(2014-07-01)
BACKGROUND: Numbers of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) have been rapidly increasing over the past few years, with unprecedented challenges on traditional drug control systems. The web has been involved in the promotion ...
Sexual enhancement products for sale online : raising awareness of the psychoactive effects of Yohimbine, Maca, Horny Goat Weed and Ginkgo Biloba
(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 ...
The evolution and characteristics of UK deaths involving GHB and its analogues
(2014-03)
Introduction: misuse of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL) increased in Western countries from the early 1990s. The period since has seen a rising numbers of deaths. This presentation outlines the ...
Legal highs: safe and legal heavens? : A study on the diffusion, knowledge and risk awareness of novel psychoactive drugs among students in the UK. ["Legal highs": paradisi sicuri e legali? Uno studio sulla diffusione, conoscenza e consapevolezza del rischio delle nuove droghe psicoattive tra gli studenti del Regno Unito].
(2014-03)
Background. The recent emergence of new recreational drugs, combined with the ability of the Internet to disseminate information quickly, have raised a number of concerns in the fields of drug policy, substance use research, ...
‘Special M’ related fatalities in the UK.
(2014-03)
Introduction: methoxetamine (MXE; ‘special M’) is a novel psychoactive substance that first appeared in 2010 as a legal alternative to ketamine and, despite now being a Class B drug, is still widely marketed via the internet ...
Drug-related deaths in the UK: January-December 2012 : Annual report 2013
(International Centre for Drug Policy, 2014-02-12)
Drug-related deaths reported by Coroners in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man; Police forces in Scotland; & the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
"Spice", "Kryptonite", "Black Mamba": An overview of brand names and marketing stragtegies of Novel Psychoactive Substances on the Web
(2014)
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPSs) are often sold online as “legal” and “safer” alternatives to International Controlled Drugs (ICDs) with captivating marketing strategies. Our aim was to review and summarize such ...
The Unregulated Psychoactive Compound: ‘Benzo Fury’
(2013-12)
Introduction: The ‘legal high’ ‘Benzo Fury’ [1-(benzofuran-5-yl)propan-2-amine (5-APB) and 1-(benzofuran-6-yl)propan-2-amine (6-APB)] is an unregulated psychoactive compound which has similar effects as known controlled ...
Factors Impacting on the Evolution and Characteristics of UK Deaths Involving‘Traditional’ and ‘New’ Stimulants.
(2013-12)
Introduction: This presentation outlines recent changes in UK drug indicators in respect of ‘traditional’ stimulants (amphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy) and how these may have influenced the ever-quickening emergence of ‘new’ ...
Methoxetamine: An Analogue of Ketamine
(2013-12)
Introduction: Methoxetamine acts similarly to a non-competitive antagonist at the N-methyl-aspartate receptor and a Dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Its behavioural effects resemble those induced by dissociative anesthetics, ...