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Article de Périodique
Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet: the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine (2012)
Auteur(s) :
CORAZZA, O. ;
SCHIFANO, F. ;
SIMONATO, P. ;
FERGUS, S. ;
ASSI, S. ;
STAIR, J. L. ;
CORKERY, J. ;
TRINCAS, G. ;
DELUCA, P. ;
DAVEY, Z. ;
BLASZKO, U. ;
DEMETROVICS, Z. ;
MOSKALEWICZ, J. ;
ENEA, A. ;
DI MELCHIORRE, G. ;
MERVO, B. ;
DI FURIA, L. ;
FARRE, M. ;
FLESLAND, L. H. ;
PASINETTI, M. ;
PEZZOLESI, C. ;
PISARSKA, A. ;
SHAPIRO, H. ;
SIEMANN, H. ;
SKUTLE, A. ;
SFERRAZZA, E. ;
TORRENS, M. ;
VAN DER KREEFT, P. ;
ZUMMO, D. ;
SCHERBAUM, N.
Année :
2012
Page(s) :
145-149
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
INTERNET
;
METHOXETAMINE
;
PHENOMENE EMERGENT
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
KETAMINE
;
INFORMATION
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Résumé :
On the basis of the material available both in the scientific literature and on the web, this paper aims to provide a pharmacological, chemical and behavioural overview of the novel compound methoxetamine. This is a dissociative drug related to ketamine, with a much longer duration of action and intensity of effects. A critical discussion of the availability of information on the web of methoxetamine as a new recreational trend is here provided. Those methodological limitations, which are intrinsically associated with the analysis of online, non-peer reviewed, material, are here discussed as well. It is concluded that the online availability of information on novel psychoactive drugs, such as methoxethanine, may constitute a pressing public health challenge. Better international collaboration levels and novel forms of intervention are necessary to tackle this fast-growing phenomenon. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation :
Recreational Drugs European Network, University of Hertfordshire, School of Pharmacy, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, UK