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Article : Périodique
G. C. HADLOCK ; K. M. WEBB ; L. M. McFADDEN ; P. W. CHU ; J. D. ELLIS ; S. C. ALLEN ; D. M. ANDRENYAK ; P. L. VIEIRA-BROCK ; C. L. GERMAN ; K. M. CONRAD ; A. J. HOONAKKER ; J. W. GIBB ; D. G. WILKINS ; G. R. HANSON ; A. E. FLECKENSTEIN |The designer stimulant 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) is among the most popular of the derivatives of the naturally occurring psychostimulant cathinone. Mephedrone has been readily available for legal purchase both online and in some stores [...]Article : Périodique
In recent years, the recreational use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has increased all around the world. They are designed to cause similar effects to controlled drugs and are considered as alternative to illegal drugs. Among NPS, derivati[...]Article : Périodique
Identifying the array of chemicals now being sold over the internet as recreational drugs is a daunting task. But how much of a risk do these substances actually pose?Rapport
C. KELLEHER ; R. CHRISTIE ; K. LALOR ; J. FOX ; M. BOWDEN ; C. O'DONNELL | Dublin : NACD (National Advisory Committee on Drugs) | 2011This report represents the outcome of a review of new psychoactive substances within the Irish context, including a review of the outlets that supply these substances. The review was commissioned by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD[...]Article : Périodique
G. GATICA-BAHAMONDE ; E. A. GODYNYUK ; J. NEICUN ; E. ROBERTS ; M. M. TANGERLI ; R. VAN KESSEL ; K. CZABANOWSKA ; K. HUMPHREYS ; A. ROMAN-URRESTARAZU |Background and Aims: New psychoactive substances (NPS) pose challenges not only due to their harms to users but also because they are difficult to monitor with traditional epidemiologic methods. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) offers a relia[...]Article : Périodique
M. J. REID ; L. DERRY ; K. V. THOMAS |The analysis of sewage for the residues of commonly used illicit drugs has successfully been applied as a suitable approach for estimating community illicit drug use. The drug market is increasingly dynamic with new substances continually being [...]Article : Périodique
G. S. WINDER ; N. STERN ; A. HOSANAGAR |"Bath salts" are stimulants with high abuse potential that are known to contain agents such as 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone and 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone). They are marketed locally and through online retailers as legitimate products i[...]Texte legislatif
EXTRAIT Considérant que la cathinone possède une structure chimique analogue à celle de l'amphétamine, inscrite sur la liste des substances classées comme stupéfiantes, et se trouve être le chef de file de la famille des cathinones qui possèden[...]Texte legislatif
Classement de la méphédrone sur la liste des stupéfiants, un psychotrope proche des amphétamines et de la cocaïne.Article : Périodique
Le milieu festif techno est un espace clé en matière de nouvelles tendances de consommation. C'est particulièrement vrai en ce qui concerne les nouveaux produits de synthèse (NPS) qui, en dépit de leur qualification de «nouvelles drogues », y so[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Recreational use of designer substances containing synthetic cathinones such as mephedrone, commonly sold as "bath salts," has recently been increasing in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available at: http://www.[...]Article : Périodique
Synthetic cathinones are an emerging class of designer drugs abused for psychostimulant and hallucinogenic effects similar to cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or other amphetamines. Abuse of synthetic cathinones, frequently include[...]Chapitre
R. A. GLENNON | 2014The term "synthetic cathinones" is fairly new, but, although the abuse of synthetic cathinones is a recent problem, research on cathinone analogs dates back > 100 years. One structural element cathinone analogs have in common is an alpha-aminoph[...]Article : Périodique
"Bath salts" is one street name for a family of synthetic cathinones that display pharmacological effects resembling cocaine and commonly abused amphetamines. Despite extensive legislation aimed at the criminalization of bath salts, several desi[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : La Commission européenne préconise de réagir rapidement pour lutter contre les nouvelles drogues, les «euphorisants légaux» et les circuits d'acheminement. Au cours des dix-huit derniers mois, l'Union a accompli des progrès dans l'e[...]Rapport
Since 2008-2009, there has been a significant increase in interest in, and probable use of, a new breed of synthetic drugs, which can be grouped together under the term New Psychoactive Substances (NPS). The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Dr[...]Article : Périodique
The long use of ephedrine, amphetamines, cocaine, LSD and more recently 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA; “Ecstasy”) allows us to predict with some confidence what cardiovascular risks are likely to be associated with novel psychoact[...]Article : Périodique
Cathinone is a potent CNS stimulant found in khat leaves. Cathinone and synthetic cathinone-derivatives have become popular recreational drugs in recent years, commonly marketed as "legal highs." In addition to acute physical and psychiatric adv[...]Article : Périodique
Synthetic cathinones are designer drugs of the phenethylamine class, structurally and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cathinone and other related substances. New analogues, legal at least, unti[...]Article : Périodique
C. SASTRE ; C. MAZOYER ; C. MAYER ; J. GROSJEAN ; V. DI FAZIO ; E. SAUSSEREAU |FRANÇAIS : L'apparition de nouvelles substances psychoactives s'explique bien évidemment par les supposées similarités fonctionnelles des substances qu'elles « copient » tout en représentant, dans certains cas, une alternative légale à d'autres[...]Article : Périodique
Background: The study presents the characteristics of the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS), the perceived problems experienced by users, and the reasons for cessation or cutting down. The research focused mainly on synthetic cathinones a[...]Article : Périodique
S. MAXWELL ; M. SHAHMANESH ; M. GAFOS |Background: 'Chemsex' is the use of drugs before or during planned sexual events to facilitate, enhance, prolong and sustain the experience. Drugs associated with chemsex are methamphetamine, GHB/GBL, mephedrone, cocaine and ketamine. This revie[...]Article : Périodique
K. MIOTTO ; J. STRIEBEL ; A. K. CHO ; C. WANG |Bath salts are designer drugs with stimulant properties that are a growing medical and psychiatric concern due to their widespread availability and use. Although the chemical compounds in the mixtures referred to as “bath salts” vary, many are d[...]Article : Périodique
INTRODUCTION. Novel synthetic 'designer' drugs with stimulant, ecstasy-like (entactogenic) and/or hallucinogenic properties have become increasingly popular among recreational drug users in recent years. The substances used change frequently in [...]Article : Périodique
Aims - Use of the stimulant drug mephedrone increased dramatically in 2009, and it is still available in the United Kingdom after being controlled in April 2010. This study aimed to assess mephedrone's acute cognitive and subjective effects. De[...]Rapport
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs ; L. IVERSEN | London : Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) | 2010The ACMD recommends that the cathinone compounds be brought under control of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in Class B, Schedule I by way of a generic definition. Based on the attached evidence and by analogy with the amphetamines, the ACMD consid[...]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
Background: A growing number of novel substances have been abused as recreational drugs by young people in the United States (US), Europe, and Australia. Called "legal highs," these substances range from plant-based to completely synthetic compo[...]Rapport
New psychoactive substances (NPS) started to become more popular on the UK drugs scene around 2008 to 2009, with synthetic stimulants such as benzylpiperazine (BZP) and mephedrone, and synthetic cannabinoids (such as "Spice"), among the first to[...]Article : Périodique
B. LOI ; J. M. CORKERY ; H. CLARIDGE ; C. GOODAIR ; S. CHIAPPINI ; C. GIMENO CLEMENTE ; F. SCHIFANO |Objective: Mephedrone is a stimulant drug chemically related to amphetamine, with effects similar to those of amphetamine and cocaine. This study aims to analyse fatalities following ingestion of mephedrone in the UK amongst 16- to 24-year-olds [...]Article : Périodique
'Legal highs' are recreational drugs sold over the internet and the so-called 'head shops' all over the UK. They are freely available to buy and use as they are not covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) was [...]Article : Périodique
A new group of recreational drugs, popularly known as "bath salts", "plant feeders" or "plant food", has recently emerged in numerous countries. Although various products are labeled with warnings "not for human consumption" or "not tested for h[...]Article : Périodique
Faced with the rapidly growing increase of designer drug abuse, particularly amongst the younger generation, various legislative strategies are currently employed world-wide for tackling this problem - however with mixed results. The key issue i[...]Article : Périodique
Recent designer drugs, also known as "legal highs," include substituted cathinones (e.g., mephedrone, methylone, and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, often referred to as "bath salts"); synthetic cannabinoids (SCs; e.g., Spice); and synthetic halluci[...]Article : Périodique
Designer drugs are created to be similar to, but not identical with psychoactive drugs that are illegal to possess or sell for human consumption. A recurring threat to public health, the designer drug subculture has exploded over the past decade[...]Article : Périodique
K. MOORE ; P. I. DARGAN ; D. M. WOOD ; F. MEASHAM |Background/Aims: To assess whether novel psychoactive substances (NPS) displace established club drugs, supplement them or act as drugs of initiation via a study of the relationship between mephedrone, ecstasy pills, cocaine and MDMA powder amon[...]Article : Périodique
L. KARILA ; A. PETIT ; O. COTTENCIN ; S. COSCAS ; M. REYNAUD |FRANÇAIS : Les drogues de synthèse comprennent, entre autres, les cannabinoïdes de synthèse et les cathinones synthétiques. Encore appelées designer drugs, party drugs, club drugs, legal highs, elles sont associées à des événements festifs publ[...]Article : Périodique
Épiphénomène ou « slam fever » ? L'injection de dérivés de la méphédrone est en expansion dans le milieu festif gay. Bien que sans aucun doute localisé et limité, le phénomène engendre de préoccupantes situations cliniques et sociales. Swaps ouv[...]Rapport
This briefing provides an overview of novel psychoactive compounds or “Research Chemicals” in the UK. It is not intended to provide detailed information on each compound or a list of all such compounds. Where substances have become sufficiently [...]Rapport
J. CORKERY ; H. CLARIDGE ; B. LOI ; C. GOODAIR ; F. SCHIFANO | London : International Centre for Drug Policy, St George's University of London | 2014FRANÇAIS : Meow, meow, Benzo Fury, PMA figurent aujourd'hui parmi celles que l'on appelle les nouvelles substances psychoactives (Novel Psychoactive Substances) responsables d'un nombre de décès croissant en Grande Bretagne : 10 décès en 2009 c[...]Livre
A few years ago, deals were done in dimly-lit side streets or on the phone via a friend of a friend. Today, you can order every conceivable pill or powder with the click of a mouse. But the online market in narcotics isn't just changing the way [...]Article : Périodique
Recently a new class of "designer drugs" has emerged on the drugs abuse market, known as "legal highs". Such drugs are legal to use and possess, and legal to supply. Mephedrone, a central nervous system stimulant, is the most widely experienced [...]Livre
Prof David Nutt was appointed chairman of the UK Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), in 2008. In 2009 he published an editorial in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, comparing the harms caused by horse-riding with the ef[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Les nouvelles drogues officiellement signalées à l'OEDT et à Europol en 2009 via le système d'alerte précoce de l'UE sur les nouvelles substances psychoactives (Early-warning system/EWS) ont atteint un chiffre record. C'est ce qui se[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : De nouvelles substances psychoactives deviennent largement disponibles à un « rythme sans précédent ». En 2010, un nombre record de nouvelles drogues ont été officiellement signalées à l'OEDT et à Europol par le biais du système d'al[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : De nouvelles drogues ont été détectées dans l'Union européenne l'année dernière, à raison d'une par semaine environ, selon le rapport annuel conjoint de l'OEDT et d'Europol (2011) sur les nouvelles substances psychoactives publié auj[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Le rapport annuel 2013 OEDT-Europol, qui fait le point sur les nouvelles drogues, indique que le nombre, le type et la disponibilité des nouvelles drogues en Europe ont continué à croître en 2012. Elles étaient au nombre de 49 en 201[...]Rapport
This report presents the key activities performed by the EMCDDA and Europol in 2013, with details on all the relevant activities in support of the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and c[...]Rapport
This report presents the key activities performed by the EMCDDA and Europol in 2014, with details on all the relevant activities in support of the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and c[...]Rapport
This report presents the key activities performed by the EMCDDA and Europol in 2017 and the results of the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances, i[...]Article : Périodique
R. BRUNO ; A. J. MATTHEWS ; M. DUNN ; R. ALATI ; F. McILWRAITH ; S. HICKEY ; L. BURNS ; N. SINDICICH |Background: The past decade has seen the development of an array of emerging psychoactive substances (EPS), however, there is minimal information on the extent of their use outside Europe. This study aimed to determine the extent of use of EPS f[...]Rapport
Au sein du pôle TREND (Tendances récentes et nouvelles drogues) de l'OFDT, les enquêtes observation du dispositif SINTES permettent d'apporter un éclairage sur la composition des substances illicites telles qu'elles sont consommées par les usage[...]Article : Périodique
This paper observes and compares discursive framings of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in parts of the mainstream media in Romania and the United Kingdom. It assembles a corpus of about 800 news items and looks into samples of reporting from [...]NouveautéRapport
Article 5.1 of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA (hereinafter referred to as the 'Decision') stipulates that 'Where Europol and the EMCDDA, or the Council, acting by a majority of its members, consider that the information provided by the Member Sta[...]Article : Périodique
Depuis environ trois ans, les consommations de méphédrone et de ses dérivés sont en pleine expansion. Elles semblent particulièrement importantes dans la communauté homosexuelle masculine où l'on parle de « slam » quand ces produits psychoactifs[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND Drug scenes within several countries have changed in recent years to incorporate a range of licit psychoactive products, collectively known as "legal highs." Hundreds of different legal high products have been described in the literat[...]Article : Périodique
Street/common names: Meph, Drone, MCAT, Meow meow, Magic, Bubble, Top Cat.Rapport
The special segment of the current issue concerns South Asia, a region which has traditionally been associated with opiates, not synthetic drugs. However, over the past years, the region has emerged as a source for amphetamine-type stimulants us[...]Rapport
The Global SMART Update is designed to provide regular brief reports on emerging patterns and trends of the global synthetic drug situation. The special segment of this current issue explores the injecting use of stimulants, (including amphetam[...]Article : Périodique
A. ASLAN ; D. LESSARD ; B. LEBOUCHE ; I. BICHARD ; B. LOZE ; E. LAUSSAT ; J. M. MOLINA |BACKGROUND: Chemsex, a type of sexualised drug use, is expanding among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with physical and mental health risks. Health-seeking behaviours of GBMSM practising chemsex is not clear. METHOD[...]Article : Périodique
Use of crystal methamphetamine is on the rise in London's gay scene, putting men who have sex with men at higher risk of infections. Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell report.Article : Périodique
The 2013 survey focuses on young people and the rise in their use of new synthetic drugs. Not many are coming forward to services - but outreach work tells a different story.Article : Périodique
A fast and simple LC-MS/MS method was developed for screening mephedrone, butylone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), flephedrone, methylone and methedrone in bulk powder samples. Samples were separated on a reverse phase column using gradient [...]Article : Périodique
"Bath salts" are synthetic stimulant "legal highs" that have recently been banned in the US. Epidemiological data regarding bath salts use are limited. In the present study, 113 individuals in the US reporting use of bath salts completed an anon[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Since the classification of miaow miaow (mephedrone) as a class B drug in April this year, a new drug is emerging as a so-called 'legal high'. Deaths have already been attributed to ivory wave in different parts of the country. MET[...]Article : Périodique
Recently, a new class of "designer drugs" has emerged on the drug use market, known as "legal highs" or "herbal highs". They include a wide range of products, from natural plant-originated substances to synthetic compounds, that can be purchased[...]Rapport
A. WINSTOCK ; C. WILKINS | Amsterdam : Transnational Institute (TNI) | Series on legislative reform of drug policies | 2011FRANÇAIS : Ce document de l'IDPC et du Transnational Institute (TNI) cherche à définir les enjeux politiques et de santé publique créés par l'émergence de nouvelles substances psychoactives. Ces substances, communément appelées « drogues légal[...]Bulletin : Périodique
Asud Journal, n°45 - Hiver 2010 - Légalisation, régulation ou dépénalisation
2011Article : Périodique
La nouveauté a souvent la panique comme corolaire. Cette équation est d’autant plus vraie dans le domaine des applications Internet dont certains conséquences, relayées tambour battant par les médias provoquent régulièrement des poussées d’urtic[...]Article : Périodique
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 true of the recent [...]Article : Périodique
F. SCHIFANO ; A. ALBANESE ; S. FERGUS ; J. L. STAIR ; P. DELUCA ; O. CORAZZA ; Z. DAVEY ; J. CORKERY ; H. SIEMANN ; N. SCHERBAUM ; M. FARRE ; M. TORRENS ; Z. DEMETROVICS ; A. H. GHODSE ; Psychonaut Web Mapping Group ; ReDNet Research Group |BACKGROUND 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 cheaper alterna[...]Article : Périodique
Four deaths related to the drug 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) are reported. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of mephedrone was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode-array detection. Of the four deaths, one was attri[...]Article : Périodique
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a synthetic cathinone that has been used as a recreational drug in Europe and elsewhere in the world since 2007. In addition to published scientific papers there are a number of different data sources availa[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Ce rapport concerne la Méphédrone (aussi connue sous le nom de 4-MMC, "meow" ou "M-cat") et autres drogues associées. Cette substance a récemment fait l'objet d'articles dans les médias, au sujet de sa légalité et de spéculations qu[...]Article : Périodique
N. O'NEILL ; Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world (August 21-23, 2013; Aarhus, Denmark) |Around 2009, mephedrone, as well as an array of other novel psychoactive substances, emerged on some "recreational" drug scenes across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, United States (US), and Asia, reportedly bringing with them a host of original[...]Article : Périodique
Objectif : Cet article a pour objet une revue de la toxicité des dérivés synthétiques de la cathinone, principalement de la méphédrone. Méthode : Une revue de la littérature scientifique a été effectuée par la consultation de différentes bases [...]Rapport
« Research Chemicals », « legal highs », « designer drugs », « party pills » sont les appellations d'un éventail de substances qui imitent les effets de l'ecstasy et/ou de l'amphétamine. Leur diffusion profite de la montée du trafic de substance[...]Rapport
This briefing presents information on the substance Mephedrone (also known as: 4-MMC, 'Meow', 'M-Cat') and other related drugs. This substance has received recent media attention concerning its legality and (largely unconfirmed) speculations aro[...]Article : Périodique
Purpose - In this fourth paper in a series on emergent drug trends in the UK (2006 ketamine, 2009 MDMA powder/crystal, 2010 mephedrone), the authors consider how the pharmacological landscape has changed since substituted cathinones (including m[...]Article : Périodique
D. DEBRUYNE ; M. A. COURNÉ ; R. LE BOISSELIER ; S. DJEZZAR ; M. GÉRARDIN ; A. BOUCHER ; L. KARILA ; A. COQUEREL ; M. MALLARET |FRANÇAIS : De plus en plus de designer drugs sont utilisées en remplacement des stimulants classiques type cocaïne, amphétamine, 3,4-méthylène-dioxy-méthylamphétamine (MDMA ou ecstasy)... Contrairement aux produits classés comme stupéfiants, ce[...]Article : Périodique
A. R. WINSTOCK ; L. R. MITCHESON ; P. DELUCA ; Z. DAVEY ; O. CORAZZA ; F. SCHIFANO |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 about its prevalence and[...]Article : Périodique
A. PETIT ; L. KARILA ; M. SANANES ; M. LEJOYEUX |FRANÇAIS : Points essentiels : La méphédrone est un psychostimulant de synthèse dérivé de la cathinone appartenant à la famille des phényléthylamines. Vendue sur Internet, elle a récemment fait son apparition en France dans les milieux festif[...]Article : Périodique
FRANÇAIS : La méphédrone est une drogue de synthèse nouvellement apparue sur le marché des substances illicites dans notre pays. Le but de cet article est de réaliser une synthèse des données disponibles à son sujet et d'attirer l'attention des[...]Chapitre
J. M. CORKERY, Auteur ; F. SCHIFANO, Auteur ; A. H. GHODSE, Auteur ; L. GALLELLI, Éditeur scientifique | Rijeka [Croatia] : InTech | 2012The misuse of mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) has been increasing greatly in Western countries over the last two years or so, especially in the club and dance scenes. This period has also been marked by claims that the substance has been impl[...]Article : Périodique
OBJECTIVE: To review and improve the evidence base regarding the toxic effects of Mephedrone, a cathinone derivative which was first believed to have been synthesised and propagated in 2007. On the 7th April 2010 the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Am[...]Article : Périodique
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a synthetic stimulant that has recently emerged as a recreational drug. There is currently no Australian data on prevalence and patterns of mephedrone use. This paper aims to explore p[...]Article : Périodique
A. WINSTOCK ; L. MITCHESON ; J. RAMSEY ; S. DAVIES ; M. PUCHNAREWICZ ; J. MARSDEN |AIMS To assess the patterns of use, subjective effect profile and dependence liability of mephedrone, supported by corroborative urine toxicology. DESIGN Cross-sectional structured telephone interview. Setting UK-based drug users associated wi[...]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[...]Thèse, mémoire
Article : Périodique
Background: In recent years, the number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) appearing on the illicit drug market strongly increased. However, little is known about their toxic effects and risks. Therefore, we determined the most frequently occu[...]Article : Périodique
Introduction and Aims: Novel psychoactive substances are increasingly available, both in traditional storefronts and via the Internet. While some use of such substances has been captured in Australian consumer surveys and wastewater analyses, th[...]Article : Périodique
P. WEATHERBURN ; F. HICKSON ; D. REID ; S. TORRES-RUEDA ; A. BOURNE |Objectives: There is considerable public health concern about the combining of sex and illicit drugs (chemsex) among gay men. With a view to inform supportive therapeutic and clinical interventions, we sought to examine the motivations for engag[...]Article : Périodique
Drug scenes within several countries have changed in recent years to incorporate a range of licit psychoactive products collectively known as “legal highs”: these in combination with substances already in use can cause major health problems and [...]Article : Périodique
This review covers the last 20 years of UK drug control policy leading up to the recent Psychoactive Substances Act. It explores policy decision made in relation to MDMA and mephedrone that not only were associated with increased drug harms over[...]Article : Périodique
New psychoactives within polydrug use trajectories - Evidence from a mixed-method longitudinal study
K. HIGGINS ; N. O'NEILL ; L. O'HARA ; J. A. JORDAN ; M. McCANN ; T. O'NEILL ; M. CLARKE ; T. O'NEILL ; G. KELLY ; A. CAMPBELL |AIMS: To provide public health-related research evidence on types and usage patterns of new psychoactive substances (NPS), developmental pathways into NPS and decision-making factors for, and associated harms of, NPS use. DESIGN: Three-phase mi[...]Rapport
All the available official data indicates that, albeit with some recent blips and changing patterns of use, in general terms, non-medical drug use in the UK has been in decline since the start of this century. However, since around 2008, there [...]Article : Périodique
This research examines the characteristics of users of synthetic stimulants marketed as "bath salts." Synthetic stimulants such as MDPV (3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone), Mephedrone (4-Methylmethcathinone), and Methylone (3,4-Methylenedioxymethca[...]Bulletin : Périodique
Tendances, n°84 - Janvier 2013 - Nouveaux produits de synthèse et Internet
E. LAHAIE ; M. MARTINEZ ; A. CADET-TAÏROU | 2013FRANÇAIS : Les appellations « nouveaux produits de synthèse » (NPS) ou « nouvelles substances psychoactives » désignent un éventail hétérogène de substances qui imitent les effets de différents produits illicites (ecstasy, amphétamines, cocaïne[...]Article : Périodique
B. C. KELLY ; B. E. WELLS ; M. PAWSON ; A. LECLAIR ; J. T. PARSONS ; S. A. GOLUB |Introduction and Aims: The emergence of novel psychoactive substances has been reported in clinical studies and recent studies of users. The use of these substances in European nightlife scenes is well documented. Little research has been done t[...]Livre
P. I. DARGAN, Éditeur scientifique ; D. M. WOOD, Éditeur scientifique | London : Academic Press - Elsevier | 2013"Novel Psychoactive Substances: Classification, Pharmacology and Toxicology" provides readers with background on the classification, detection, supply and availability of novel psychoactive substances, otherwise known as "legal highs." This book[...]Article : Périodique
Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been an increase in the availability and use of novel psychoactive substances (also known as "legal highs") across Europe. Currently, there is limited information available on the potential acute tox[...]Rapport
Royal College of Psychiatrists ; O. BOWDEN-JONES ; C. FITCH ; C. HILTON ; J. LEWIS ; G. OFORI-ATTAH | London : Royal College of Psychiatrists | 2014Services are under pressure due to the concerning number of users of club drugs - psychoactive substances used in nightclubs, bars and festivals - such as ketamine and mephedrone. It is estimated more than one million adults a year use club drug[...]Rapport
This paper is intended to provide the basis for a discussion of policy options in dealing with new psychoactive substances that show signs of popularity and of harmfulness within a wider project being undertaken by the UK Drug Policy Commission [...]Bulletin : Périodique
Druglink, Vol.25, n°1 - January-February 2010 - Orient express : How mephedrone shook the drug trade
2010Article : Périodique
Aim: To conduct a follow-up study to assess the prevalence of use and popularity of emergent psychoactive drugs ("legal highs"), amongst London club-goers 12 months after previous surveys in the same location. Design: Four in situ surveys were [...]Document multimédia
Over 50 synthetic cathinone derivatives were detected via the EU Early Warning System (EU-EWS) between 2005 and 2013. This 'Perspective on drugs' explores new worrying localised and national outbreaks of injecting these substances and recommends[...]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[...]Article : Périodique
This study focuses on individuals' preferences for mephedrone, a new psychoactive substance that has emerged in several countries. We examine the reasons for mephedrone preferences, and describe the positive and negative effects of the drug expe[...]Bulletin : Périodique
Tendances, n°108 - Avril 2016 - Profils et pratiques des usagers de nouveaux produits de synthèse
A. CADET-TAÏROU | 2016FRANÇAIS : Qui sont les usagers des nouveaux produits de synthèse principalement commercialisés sur Internet ? Quelles sont leurs motivations ? Quelles substances consomment-ils le plus ? Afin d'améliorer les connaissances du phénomène des NPS,[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Cette publication phare de l'OEDT rassemble les données les plus récentes sur l'état du phénomène de la drogue dans les 27 États membres de l'UE ainsi qu'en Norvège, Croatie et Turquie. Dans la mesure du possible, des éléments de co[...]Rapport
L'OEDT se dit préoccupé par la complexité du marché des stimulants et par la quantité de produits disponibles. La cocaïne, l'ecstasy et les amphétamines restent les principales substances stimulantes consommées, bien qu'elles soient désormais c[...]Article : Périodique
J. JEBADURAI ; F. SCHIFANO ; P. DELUCA |OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to review the available evidence-based literature on novel psychoactive substances and to inform health care professionals. METHODS: Internet searches were carried out using Google and Yahoo by using specific key wo[...]Article : Périodique
D. M. WOOD ; S. DAVIES ; M. PUCHNAREWICZ ; J. BUTTON ; R. ARCHER ; H. OVASKA ; J. RAMSEY ; T. LEE ; D. W. HOLT ; P. I. DARGAN |INTRODUCTION: Cathinone is a pharmacologically active alkaloid that can be extracted from the leaves of the khat plant (Catha edulis). There are synthetic derivatives of cathinone entering the recreational drug market, including mephedrone (4-me[...]Article : Périodique
R. P. ARCHER ; R. TREBLE ; K. WILLIAMS |Historically, the appearance of new psychoactive materials (and hence the requirement for new reference standards) has been relatively slow. This position has now changed, with 101 new psychoactive substances reported to EMCDDA-Europol since 200[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Le rapport traite, entre autres, de : * la description chimique et physique de la méphédrone ainsi que de ses mécanismes d'action ; * les risques sur la santé associés à la méphédrone ; * les risques sociaux ; * des informations [...]Article : Périodique
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review the ongoing failure of contemporary government, and indeed its agencies, to provide basic, let alone adequate, factual information about most chemical legal highs, despite permitting their unregul[...]Article : Périodique
Sans affirmer les problèmes réels engendrés par une substance psychoactive, nos sociétés s'alertent, dénoncent et interdisent pour se protéger. Entre fréquence d'usage et degré d'inquiétude, le cas de la méphédrone n'échappe pas au débat.Article : Périodique
Background: Evidence regarding MDMA (ecstasy) dependence and the most suitable criteria for its assessment are controversial. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of last year symptoms of dependence upon MDMA compared to cocaine, mephedrone[...]Article : Périodique
C. EDMUNDSON ; E. HEINSBROEK ; R. GLASS ; V. HOPE ; H. MOHAMMED ; M. WHITE ; M. DESAI |Background: Sexualised drug use (SDU) refers to the use of drugs in a sexual context. This includes 'Chemsex'- the use of drugs (specifically crystal methamphetamine, GHB/GBL and mephedrone) before or during planned sexual activity to sustain, e[...]Rapport
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | London : Public Health England | 20131. People who inject image and performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids and melanotan, are at greater risk of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection than previously thought. In England and Wales, the level of HIV infection amon[...]Rapport
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | London : Public Health England | 2016* HIV levels remain low, but risks continue. In the UK, around one in 100 people who inject drugs is living with HIV. Most have been diagnosed and will be accessing HIV care. However, HIV is often diagnosed at a late stage among people who inje[...]Article : Périodique
C. B. McNABB ; B. R. RUSSELL ; D. CAPRIOLI ; D. J. NUTT ; S. GIBBONS ; J. W. DALLEY |A recent and dramatic increase in the emergence of novel psychoactive substances ('legal highs') has left many governments unable to provide a timely response to an increasing number of potentially harmful drugs now available to the public. In r[...]Article : Périodique
A. K. AHMED ; P. WEATHERBURN ; D. REID ; F. HICKSON ; S. TORRES-RUEDA ; P. STEINBERG ; A. BOURNE |Background: 'Chemsex' refers to the combining of sex and illicit drugs, typically mephedrone, GHB/GBL, and crystal methamphetamine. While numerous studies have examined the role of illicit drugs in sexual risk taking, less attention has been pai[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
There is a growing concern about the availability of a new generation of "designer drug" stimulants that are marketed as "bath salts" and other household products. The products are not true bath salts and contain substituted cathinone stimulant [...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: International media have been reporting about fatalities allegedly related to mephedrone, a popular recreational stimulant, but now a proportion of them have been confirmed. We aimed here at analyzing information relating to the circ[...]Article : Périodique
In 2000s, many synthetic cathinones have received a renewed popularity as designer drugs of abuse, particularly among young people. Despite being marketed as "bath salts" or "plant food" and labeled "not for human consumption", people utilize th[...]Article : Périodique
L. KARILA ; B. MEGARBANE ; O. COTTENCIN ; M. LEJOYEUX |New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic cathinones, also known as "legal highs", are often produced and used to mimi[...]Article : Périodique
J. JERRY ; G. COLLINS ; D. STREEM |Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (SLIDs), such as those commonly contained in products sold over the counter as "bath salts" and "incense," have risen tremendously in popularity in the past few years. These drugs can have powerful adverse effe[...]Article : Périodique
J. R. H. ARCHER ; P. I. DARGAN ; S. HUDSON ; S. DAVIES ; M. PUCHNAREWICZ ; A. T. KICMAN ; J. RAMSEY ; F. MEASHAM ; M. WOOD ; A. JOHNSTON ; D. M. WOOD |Background: The epidemiology on recreational drug use is based on self-reported user surveys. The scope of this is limited as users are often not aware of exactly what drug(s) they are using. Waste water (sewage plant) analysis has been used to [...]Rapport
This revised guide is available as a free download and includes details on the range of new substances their effects, risk factors and the law. It also contains helpful advice on how to have effective conversations about drugs in order to keep y[...]Article : Périodique
Aims and method: Mephedrone is a cathinone with amphetamine-like stimulant effects, and is a commonly used recreational drug. The adverse effects of mephedrone use have not been extensively studied. All individuals who self-presented between Jan[...]Article : Périodique
We have observed that data from national poison control centers (PCC) suggest that legislation banning specific legal highs correlates with a drastic reduction of PCC contacts. [Extract]Rapport
This new guide is intended to be a resource for journalists working across all media. The guide contains an A to Z of drugs, including information on what substances look like, how they are used, what effects they have and how many people use th[...]Article : Périodique
F. BROOKMAN ; T. H. BENNETT ; R. HILLS |Aim: There is no shortage of information on the potential consequences of consuming mephedrone. However, these assessments relate primarily to the physical and psychological effects of the drug. Less attention is paid to the social harms to the [...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH: The substituted beta-keto amphetamine mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) was banned in the UK in April 2010 but continues to be used recreationally in the UK and elsewhere. Users have compared its psychoactive effects to those of 3,4-m[...]Article : Périodique
F. MEASHAM ; D. M. WOOD ; P. I. DARGAN ; K. MOORE |Aim: To assess the prevalence of use of established illegal psychoactive drugs and emergent psychoactive drugs, the so-called "legal highs", amongst gay club-goers who are considered to be "early adopters" of drug trends. Design: Three in situ [...]Article : Périodique
This article focuses on "G" in the United Kingdom (UK), G being the collective term for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gammabutyrolactone (GBL). Drawing on empirical data and taking a critical drug studies perspective, we use G as a case study [...]Article : Périodique
Synthetic cathinones have recently emerged and grown to be popular drugs of abuse. Their dramatic increase has resulted in part from sensationalized media attention as well as widespread availability on the Internet. They are often considered "l[...]Article : Périodique
Social micro segregates are spatial, geographical organizations within the city of Budapest, Hungary. Drug transition was studied in a specific micro segregate which was characterised by social marginalization, inhabitants with low economic back[...]Thèse, mémoire
B. RICHARD | 2014Background: The use of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs amongst Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) during sex (chemsex) is a growing problem in the United Kingdom. Chemsex often leads to sexually acquired infections, including HIV, and physi[...]Article : Périodique
F. MEASHAM ; K. MOORE ; R. NEWCOMBE ; Z. WELCH |Significant changes in British recreational drug use were seen throughout 2009, with the emergence and rapid growth in the availability and use of substituted cathinones or 'M-Cats' (most notably mephedrone and methylone), a group of psychoactiv[...]Bulletin : Périodique
Druglink, Vol.29, n°6 - November-December 2014 - UK drug scene - telling the story. Part 2: 1995-2014
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