Novel psychoactive substances of interest for psychiatry

World Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-26

  Schifano, Fabrizio ^a   Orsolini, Laura ^a,b   Duccio Papanti, G ^a,c   Corkery, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cathinones; dual diagnosis; legal highs; Novel psychoactive substances; phencyclidine like drugs; psychedelic phenethylamines; research chemicals; smart drugs; substance abuse; synthetic cannabimimetics; tryptamines

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; CATHINONE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DESIGNER DRUG; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENCYCLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; HERB; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84922885436     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20174     Document Type: Article

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