Cathinone, the main psychoactive compound found in the plant Catha edulis Forsk.(khat), is
a β-keto analogue of amphetamine, sharing not only the phenethylamine structure, but also …

For centuries,'khat sessions' have played a key role in the social and cultural traditions
among several communities around Saudi Arabia and most East African countries. The …

Background: 5-Methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) is a naturally occurring,
short-acting psychedelic tryptamine, produced by a variety of plant and animal species …

Background Ecstasy (MDMA) in the US is commonly adulterated with other drugs, but
research has not focused on purity of ecstasy since the phenomenon of “Molly”(ecstasy …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Wastewater analysis provides a non‐intrusive way of
measuring drug use within a population. We used this approach to determine daily use of …

Abstract Background Electronic Dance Music (EDM) party attendees are often
polysubstance users and are at high risk for use of new psychoactive substances (NPS). We …

Introduction Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are new psychotropic drugs, not
scheduled under the International Conventions on Psychotropic Substances, but which may …

Background Synthetic cannabinoids are marketed as “legal highs” and have similar effects
to cannabis (marijuana). Although prevalence of synthetic cannabinoid use is now declining …

Objective. Comorbidities between psychiatric diseases and consumption of traditional
substances of abuse (alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and cocaine) are common. Nevertheless …

Over the past few years, the phenomenon of new designer drugs has attracted much
attention. Synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones are the two main classes of these drugs …