The North American overdose crisis has continued at unprecedented rates with more than 100,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in the United States…
The North American overdose crisis has continued at unprecedented rates with more than 100,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in the United States…
New psychoactive substances (NPS) pose a major public threat and are a growing problem worldwide. They were designed to replace banned or controlled drugs…
Australia is yet to see widespread fentanyl-contaminated heroin, despite the established presence of fentanyl in other countries. International mortality trends alongside a local cluster…
Background: The proliferation of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) presents a challenge for global drug policy. The ease of online drug purchase and the emergence…
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a group of substances that mimic established drugs, e.g., cannabinoids, stimulants, and opioids. NPS use has been associated with…
Adulteration is a well-known practice of drug manufacturers at different stages of drug production. The intentional addition of active ingredients to adulterate the primary…
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) still represent an issue of great concern worldwide despite efforts made by national and international control systems to limit the…
Objective: Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA) are commonly encountered new psychoactive substances. Here we report the recent detection of ADB-BUTINACA in samples from patients attending…
Background and objectives: Currently, safety pharmacological tests for the central nervous system depend on animal behavioral analysis. However, due to the subjectivity of behavioral analysis…
Over the past 15 years, synthetic cathinones have emerged as an important class of new psychoactive substances (NPS) worldwide. The proliferation of these psychostimulants…