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"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[...]Document multimédia
Magali Martinez, chargée d'études au pôle Tendances récentes et nouvelles drogues de l'OFDT, explique pourquoi et comment certains jeunes ont recours à Internet pour s'approvisionner en produits, principalement les cannabinoïdes de synthèse et l[...]Article : Périodique
V. BELACKOVA ; J. VACEK ; B. JANIKOVA ; V. MRAVCIK ; T. ZABRANSKY ; L. IVANOVOVA ; L. CSEMY |Background: In several EU countries, synthetic cathinone (SC) use has spread among injecting drug users (IDUs); it has been linked to risk of dependence and HIV/HCV transmission. Aims: To analyze the association between dependence and risky inje[...]Article : Périodique
P. GRIFFITHS ; D. LOPEZ ; R. SEDEFOV ; A. GALLEGOS ; B. HUGHES ; A. NOOR ; L. ROYUELA |AIM OF THE STUDY: To review the information available on the use of khat (Catha edulis) in the EU, and to assess the future use of this drug and related substances. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Khat is not controlled by international law and it has not[...]Article : Périodique
We reported the case of two young men, known to be polydrug abusers, arrested in possession of plastic bags of crystals and capsules (total about 300 grams) suspected to be narcotics or new psychoactive substances (NPS). Placed in custody, they [...]Article : Périodique
B. L. MILLER ; J. M. STOGNER ; L. E. AGNICH ; A. SANDERS ; J. BACOT ; S. FELIX |Recent social and legal responses to novel psychoactive drugs (NPDs) have been attributed to media panics rather than these substance's actual harms. NPDs, including botanical substances new to Western markets such as Salvia divinorum, newly syn[...]Article : Périodique
S. PIERLUIGI ; B. LAURA ; N. ATTILIO ; K. B. GURJEET ; P. GLORIA ; M. DAVIDE ; G. BORGHERINI ; M. GIOVANNI ; S. FABRIZIO ; G. PERINI ; C. ORNELLA |Alpha-PVP can be defined as a novel psychoactive substance (NPS)-more specifically, a novel synthetic cathinone with unpredictable stimulant effects in humans. "Marvin" arrived at a Dual Diagnosis Unit at Parco dei Tigli, Italy. He underwent a 3[...]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
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[...]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[...]Article : Périodique
K. KESHA ; C. L. BOGGS ; M. G. RIPPLE ; C. H. ALLAN ; B. LEVINE ; R. JUFER-PHIPPS ; S. DOYON ; P. CHI ; D. R. FOWLER |Cathinone derivatives (bath salts) have emerged as the latest drugs of abuse. 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is the primary active ingredient in bath salts used in this country. This article presents the second reported cause of death by [...]Article : Périodique
D. RHUMORBARBE ; M. MORELATO ; L. STAEHLI ; C. ROUX ; D. O. JAQUET-CHIFFELLE ; Q. ROSSY ; P. ESSEIVA |Background: The rapid emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is a challenge for public health authorities and law enforcement. The phenomenon is strengthened since the increase of the Internet usage. Not only used to trade NPS, the Web i[...]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
R. SUTHERLAND ; R. BRUNO ; A. PEACOCK ; S. LENTON ; A. MATTHEWS ; C. SALOM ; P. DIETZE ; K. BUTLER ; L. BURNS ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: Examine the motivations for new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst a sample of regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia, and determine whether motivations differ across substances. Method: Data were obtained from 419 R[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
I. VARDAKOU ; C. PISTOS ; A. DONA ; C. SPILIOPOULOU ; S. ATHANASELIS |Naphyrone, also known as naphthylpyrovalerone and O-2482, is a cathinone derivative that has been recently advertized for purchase on a number of websites. Naphyrone belongs to a new class of "designer drugs" that has emerged on the drugs abuse [...]Article : Périodique
P. KUROPKA ; M. ZAWADZKI ; P. SZPOT |Objective: To review the literature on the neuropharmacology of synthetic cathinones. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was carried out across multiple databases (mainly PubMed, World Wide Web, and Google Scholar) using relevant keywor[...]Article : Périodique
R. SUTHERLAND ; A. PEACOCK ; E. WHITTAKER ; A. ROXBURGH ; S. LENTON ; A. MATTHEWS ; K. BUTLER ; M. NELSON ; L. BURNS ; R. BRUNO |Objective: To examine the rates and patterns of new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia. Method: Data were obtained from the 2010-2015 Ecstasy and related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS), whic[...]Rapport
This update from the EU Early Warning System overviews the NPS situation in Europe in 2020-2021 and highlights emerging threats to support early warning, preparedness planning and response measures. In addition, it reflects on the changes and th[...]Article : Périodique
A. PIRONA ; A. BO ; D. HEDRICH ; M. FERRI ; N. VAN GELDER ; I. GIRAUDON ; L. MONTANARI ; R. SIMON ; J. MOUNTENEY |Background: The availability of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Europe has rapidly increased over the last decade. Although prevalence levels of NPS use remain low in the general European population, there are serious concerns associated wi[...]NouveautéRapport
OEDT = EMCDDA ; M. EVANS-BROWN ; A. GALLEGOS ; R. CHRISTIE ; R. JORGE ; J. DE MORAIS ; A. ALMEIDA ; R. SEDEFOV | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Rapid communication | 2020In this update from the the EU Early Warning System aims to provide insights into what is happening with new psychoactive substances in Europe, based on data from the agency's early warning and risk-assessment activities. The report covers the p[...]Rapport
OEDT = EMCDDA ; M. EVANS-BROWN ; A. GALLEGOS ; W. FRANCIS ; R. CHRISTIE ; A. CUNNINGHAM ; J. SEKULA ; A. ALMEIDA ; R. SEDEFOV | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Rapid communication | 2015FRANÇAIS : De nouvelles substances psychoactives (NSP ou «nouvelles drogues») ont été détectées dans l'Union européenne l'année dernière au rythme de deux par semaine environ. Au total, 101 nouvelles substances ont été signalées au système d'al[...]Rapport
OEDT = EMCDDA ; L. VANDAM ; P. BORLE ; L. MONTANARI ; T. SURMONT ; A. PIRONA ; D. HEDRICH ; A. GALLEGOS ; N. SINGLETON ; J. MOUNTENEY ; P. GRIFFITHS | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Rapid communication | 2018This report looks at the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in prison settings. This is a rapidly developing phenomenon, but empirical data are currently scarce and patchy. There is growing evidence that NPS are responsible for a large sha[...]