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Designer drugs on the internet: a phenomenon out-of-control? The emergence of hallucinogenic drug Bromo-Dragonfly
Auteur(s) :
CORAZZA, O. ;
SCHIFANO, F. ;
FARRE, M. ;
DELUCA, P. ;
DAVEY, Z. ;
DRUMMOND, C. ;
TORRENS, M. ;
DEMETROVICS, Z. ;
DI FURIA, L. ;
FLESLAND, L. H. ;
MERVO, B. ;
MOSKALEWICZ, J. ;
PISARSKA, A. ;
SHAPIRO, H. ;
SIEMANN, H. ;
SKUTLE, A. ;
PEZZOLESI, C. ;
VAN DER KREEFT, P. ;
SCHERBAUM, N.
Année :
2011
Page(s) :
125-129
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
1574-8847
Refs biblio. :
41
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Note générale :
Current Clinical Pharmacology, 2011, 6(2), p. 125-129.
Résumé :
Based on the material available in both the scientific literature and on the web, the present paper provides an updated pharmacological, chemical, toxicological and behavioural overview of Bromo-Dragonfly (1-(8-bromobenzo[1,2-b;4,5-b']difuran-4-yl)-2-aminopropane; 'B-fly'). B-Fly is a powerful, long lasting, LSD-like, hallucinogenic drug, which has been associated with a number of acute intoxications and fatalities in a number of countries. A critical discussion of the potential of misuse of B-fly but also of the methodological limitations, which are intrinsically associated with the analysis of online, non-peer reviewed, material, is presented. It is concluded that the availability of online information on novel psychoactive drugs, such as B-fly, may constitute a public health challenge. Better international collaboration levels may be needed to tackle this novel and fast growing phenomenon.
Affiliation :
'ReDNet' Project, School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK