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An Internet study of user's experiences of the synthetic cathinone 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC)

M. C. VAN HOUT | 2014
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.46, n°4, September-October 2014) 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[...]

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"A Costly Turn On": Patterns of use and perceived consequences of mephedrone based head shop products amongst Irish injectors

M. C. VAN HOUT ; T. BINGHAM | 2012
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.23, n°3, May 2012) 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[...]

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Curiosity killed M-Cat: a post-legislative study on mephedrone use in Ireland

M. C. VAN HOUT ; R. BRENNAN | 2012
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.19, n°2, April 2012) 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[...]

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Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB): A scoping review of pharmacology, toxicology, motives for use, and user groups

R. BRENNAN ; M. C. VAN HOUT | 2014
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.46, n°3, July-August 2014) 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[...]

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Health and social problems associated with recent novel psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst marginalised, nightlife and online users in six European countries

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 | 2018
Dans International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (Vol.16, n°2, April 2018) Article : Périodique

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[...]

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Hepatitis C treatment and prevention in people who inject drugs (PWID) and prisoners: A narrative review of the extant literature

D. CROWLEY ; W. CULLEN ; J. LAMBERT ; M. C. VAN HOUT | 2019
Dans Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems (Vol.21, n°2, April 2019) Article : Périodique

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[...]

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Home manufacture of drugs: An online investigation and a toxicological reality check of online discussions on drug chemistry

E. HEARNE ; E. A. ALVES ; M. C. VAN HOUT ; J. C. GRUND | 2017
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.49, n°4, September-October 2017) 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[...]

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How and where to find NPS users: A comparison of methods in a cross-national survey among three groups of current users of new psychoactive substances in Europe

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 | 2021
Dans International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (Vol.19, n°4, August 2021) Article : Périodique

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[...]

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Kitchen chemistry: A scoping review of the diversionary use of pharmaceuticals for non-medicinal use and home production of drug solutions

M. C. VAN HOUT | 2014
Dans Drug Testing and Analysis (Vol.6, n°7-8, July-August 2014) 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[...]

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Medicinal products detected as novel psychoactive substances: The case of intravenous use of tropicamide

M. C. VAN HOUT | 2018
Dans Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems (Vol.20, n°5, October 2018) 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[...]

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Miaow miaow: a review of the new psychoactive drug mephedrone

R. BRENNAN ; M. C. VAN HOUT | 2012
Dans Drugs and Alcohol Today (Vol.12, n°4, 2012) 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[...]

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New psychoactive substances (NPS) on cryptomarket fora: An exploratory study of characteristics of forum activity between NPS buyers and vendors

M. C. VAN HOUT ; E. HEARNE | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.40, February 2017) 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[...]

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Nod and wave: An Internet study of the codeine intoxication phenomenon

M. C. VAN HOUT | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°1, January 2015) Article : 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[...]

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Open drug scenes and drug-related public nuisance: a visual rapid assessment research study in Dublin, Ireland

M. C. VAN HOUT ; T. BINGHAM | 2013
Dans Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (Vol.12, n°2, 2013) 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[...]

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Plant food for thought: A qualitative study of mephedrone use in Ireland

M. C. VAN HOUT ; R. BRENNAN | 2011
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.18, n°5, October 2011) 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[...]

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