Background and Aims: new psychoactive substances (NPS) pose challenges not only due to
their harms to users but also because they are difficult to monitor with traditional …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cannabis use has been anecdotally linked with reduced
motivation, sometimes referred to as the 'amotivational syndrome'. In this review, we …

The use of 'new psychoactive substances' appears to be increasingly common. The aim of
this study was to examine biological and personality determinants in individuals who choose …

The widespread use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs)—defined as new narcotic or
psychotropic agents not classified under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 …

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are today considered one of the major ticking public
health time bombs in regard to drug abuse. The inability to identify these substances with …

Purpose Determining the relationship between the use of types of psychoactive substance
and risky sexual behavior among men. The sources cited in the manuscript were selected …

The psychoactive shrub Catha edulis (khat or qat) has been used by humans for centuries
due to the psychoactive properties of its endogenous alkaloid cathinone. In recent years …

A quantitative, non-experimental correlational study, with a cross-sectional design, aimed at
describing coping strategies and resilience in two groups of young consumers and non …

Anhedonia is a transdiagnostic symptom characterized by the loss of the experience of
pleasure from typically enjoyable activities. An established body of research has explored …

As a new threat to public health, factors that precede vaping initiation, maintenance, and
escalation to cigarette smoking are not yet well-understood. However, addictions research to …