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Article : Périodique
A synthetic cathinone called 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC) emerged online in 2010, and was cyber-marketed to be a replacement for mephedrone. The study aimed to present user experiences of 4-MEC as reported on the Internet, with a focus on user p[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Mephedrone injecting has recently been reported in Romania, Slovenia, Guernsey and Ireland. The research reported here aimed to describe the experiences of a group of Irish injecting drug users, who were injecting mephedrone based he[...]Article : Périodique
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a synthetic 'amphetamine-type stimulant' (ATS) derived from the Khat plant and collectively known as 'M-Cats'. Research has indicated the presence of strong displacement patterns in post-legislative timefram[...]Article : Périodique
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a central nervous system depressant with euphoric and relaxant effects. Documentation of GHB prevalence and the underreporting of abuse remains problematic, given the availability of GHB and its precursors gamma-bu[...]Article : Périodique
M. C. VAN HOUT ; A. BENSCHOP ; M. BUJALSKI ; K. DABROWSKA ; Z. DEMETROVICS ; K. FELVINCZI ; E. HEARNE ; S. HENRIQUES ; Z. KALO ; G. KAMPHAUSEN ; D. KORF ; J. P. SILVA ; L. WIECZOREK ; B. WERSE |Continued diversification and use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across Europe remains a public health challenge. The study describes health and social consequences of recent NPS use as reported in a survey of marginalised, nightlife and o[...]Article : Périodique
D. CROWLEY ; W. CULLEN ; J. LAMBERT ; M. C. VAN HOUT |Background. Hepatitis C is a curable and preventable disease. People who inject drugs (PWID) and prisoners are at-risk groups for acquisition of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), yet treatment rates remain low. Agonist Opioid Treatment (AOT) and needle s[...]Article : Périodique
Emerging trends in market dynamics and the use of new psychoactive substances are both a public health concern and a complex regulatory issue. One novel area of investigation is the availability of homemade opioids, amphetamines and dissociative[...]Article : Périodique
D. KORF ; A. BENSCHOP ; B. WERSE ; G. KAMPHAUSEN ; K. FELVINCZI ; K. DABROWSKA ; S. HERNRIQUES ; T. NABBEN ; L. WIECZOREK ; M. BUJALSKI ; Z. KALO ; E. HEARNE ; M. C. VAN HOUT |Use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across Europe remains a public health challenge. The study describes potentials and limitations of methods in a transnational survey of recent marginalised, nightlife and online community NPS users in Ger[...]Article : Périodique
Misuse of pharmaceuticals is of increasing drug policy and public health concern. A scoping review was conducted on the diversionary use of pharmaceuticals for non-medicinal use and home production of drug solutions. The research question was br[...]Article : Périodique
Use and abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) remains a public health and law enforcement challenge across Europe and bordering countries. Increasingly NPS detected on the drug market include those with legitimate use as medicines or acti[...]Article : Périodique
Purpose - Mephedrone is a synthetic stimulant drug causing entactogenic and hallucinogenic effects. A systematic review of all existing empirical research and literature from 2009-2012 on this new psychoactive drug was conducted. This paper aims[...]Article : Périodique
Background: The continual diversification of new psychoactive substances (NPS) circumventing legislation creates a public health and law enforcement challenge, and one particularly challenged by availability on Hidden Web cryptomarkets. Methods[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
Background: The non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids such as codeine is of increasing public health concern. The aim of the study was to describe codeine intoxication experiences amongst recreational drug users, as posted on public Internet[...]Article : Périodique
The research was undertaken at a time of increasing public concerns for drug- and alcohol-related public nuisance in the city center of Dublin, Ireland. Rapid Assessment Research was conducted involving qualitative interviewing with drug service[...]Article : Périodique
The synthetic cathinone derivative club drug 'mephedrone' [4-methylmethcathinone (4MMC)] has been recognized in the EMCDDA early warning system since 2008 [EMCDDA (2010a). 'Article 5 of the Council Decision' council decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 M[...]