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New Access Routes to Undertreated Populations; How Do Problem Substance Users Recruited from An Unemployment office Differ from Drug Detoxification Treatment Inpatients?
(2021-12-09)
Background: Only a minority of subjects with substance use disorders (SUD) are in addic-tion-specific treatment (treatment gap). A co-operation between an unemployment office and a psychiatric hospital was established for ...
The psychonauts’ benzodiazepines; quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis and docking prediction of their biological activity
(2021-07-26)
Designer benzodiazepines (DBZDs) represent a serious health concern and are increasingly re-ported in polydrug consumption-related fatalities. When new DBZDs are identified, very limited information is available on their ...
Covid-19 pandemic impact on substance misuse: a social media listening, mixed method analysis.
(2021-07-09)
The restrictive measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic modified some previously consolidated drug use patterns. A focus on social networks allowed drug users to discuss, share opinions and provide advice during a ...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and Serotonin Syndrome onset: a Systematic Review
(2021-05-01)
The use of several new psychoactive substances (NPS) has become very popular and is posing global health risks. Chemically and pharmacologically diverse molecules are constantly emerging and are presenting with a wide range ...
Availability of Illegal Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Germany
(2021-04-23)
Background: In response to the COVID-19-pandemic, a lockdown was established in the middle of March 2020 by the German Federal Government resulting in drastic reduction of private and professional traveling in and out of ...
The e-psychonaut drugs’ psychopharmacology
(2021-04-01)
The focus here was on the pharmacological and clinical pharmacological issues pertaining to the vast range of drugs (e.g. synthetic cannabimimetics, synthetic opioids, novel stimulants, novel psychedelics, PCP/ketamine-like ...
Opioid painkillers' dependence in a sample of elderly medical inpatients
(2021-02-16)
BACKGROUND: Over the past few years there has been a growing concern towards prescription opioid misuse/dependence in the elderly. Thus, our study aimed at investigating the prevalence of previous and current prescribing ...