Psychoactive substances with chemical structures or pharmacological profiles that are
similar to traditional drugs of abuse continue to emerge on the recreational drug market …

Fentanyl is a powerful opioid anesthetic and analgesic, the use of which has caused an
increasing public health threat in the United States and elsewhere. Fentanyl was initially …

Background Poisoning is one of the leading causes of admission to the emergency
department and intensive care unit. A large number of epidemiological changes have …

The emergence of new psychoactive substances has earned a great deal of attention, and
several reports of acute poisoning and deaths have been issued involving, for instance …

An overview is presented of the well-established role of alkaloids in drug discovery, the
application of more sustainable chemicals, and biological approaches, and the …

The analytical toxicologist may be required to detect, identify, and in many cases measure a
wide variety of compounds in samples from almost any part of the body or in related …

An important role of modern forensic and clinical toxicologists is to monitor the adverse
events of novel psychoactive substances (NPS). Following a prior review from 2013 to 2016 …

The recreational use of opioid drugs is a global threat to public health and safety. In
particular, an epidemic of opioid overdose fatalities is being driven by illicitly manufactured …

Sex and gender deeply affect the subjective effects and pharmaco-toxicological responses
to drugs. Men are more likely than women to use almost all types of illicit drugs and to …

Fentanyl derivatives (FENS) belongs to the class of Novel Synthetic Opioids that emerged in
the illegal drug market of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS). These substances have …