Background and Objectives: PolDrugs is the largest Polish naturalistic nationwide survey to
present basic demographic and epidemiological data that could potentially prevent harm …

The aim of this study was to define the typical groups of users of psychedelics and alike
psychoactive substances in Czechia regarding various variables such as demographics …

Objectives: Different psychoactive substances are widely used in today's society. So far
limited data are available on the use of psychedelics in the general population. The main …

Purpose: While the pivotal role of pharmacotherapy in psychiatry is universal, significant
regional differences exist in drug use patterns. Herewith we compare the use of ATC …

Objective To assess psychotropic drug utilization in the general population of Belgium, and
the pattern of use in individuals with mental disorders. Method A representative random …

Objectives The use of the novel psychoactive substances (NPS) is a relatively new
phenomenon on the Polish drug scene. At the same time, it is rapidly growing group of …

Background Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is known to be associated with
illicit drug use, but less is known about how illicit drug use has changed in NMUPD. We …

Background Psychotropic drug use in Europe and the USA has increased in the past 20
years. The rise in mental health-care use instigated a debate about possible differences in …

Public health issues, medical and socio-demographics, related to use of psychotropic
medications and to increasing sale of antidepressants and hypnotics need to be explored …

Background In the past decade, hundreds of new psychoactive substances (NPS) have
been introduced as unclassified alternatives to the illicit drugs. The NPS represent a growing …