Psyclones: A roller coaster of life? Hidden synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants in apparently harmless products

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 265-271

  Santacroce, Rita ^a,b   Corazza, Ornella ^b   Martinotti, Giovanni ^a   Bersani, Francesco Saverio ^b,c   Valeriani, Giuseppe ^c   Di Giannantonio, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

caffeine; ethylphenidate; novel psychoactive substances; synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CANNABINOID; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; ETHYLPHENIDATE; ILLICIT DRUG; LIDOCAINE; PSYCLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DESIGNER DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHEMISTRY; INTERNET; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNTHESIS;

CANNABINOIDS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DESIGNER DRUGS; HUMANS; INTERNET; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84938076118     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2410     Document Type: Article

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