Abuse potential and toxicity of the synthetic cathinones (ie,“Bath salts”)

AL Riley, KH Nelson, P To, R López-Arnau, P Xu… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The synthetic cathinones are derived from the naturally occurring drug cathinone found in
the khat plant (Catha edulis) and have chemical structures and neurochemical …

New/emerging psychoactive substances and associated psychopathological consequences

F Schifano, F Napoletano, S Chiappini… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe present paper provides an updated review of both the large number of
new/novel/emerging psychoactive substances (NPS) and their associated …

Synthetic cathinones and neurotoxicity risks: a systematic review

G Daziani, AF Lo Faro, V Montana, G Goteri… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to the EU Early Warning System (EWS), synthetic cathinones (SCs) are the
second largest new psychoactive substances (NPS) class, with 162 synthetic cathinones …

Synthetic cathinones: an evolving class of new psychoactive substances

JL Gonçalves, VL Alves, J Aguiar… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic cathinones (SCat) are amphetamine-like psychostimulants that emerged onto drug
markets as “legal” alternatives to illicit drugs such as ecstasy, cocaine, and amphetamines …

The clinical challenges of synthetic cathinones

F Schifano, F Napoletano, D Arillotta… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Within the new psychoactive substances (NPS) scenario, several hundred different
molecules, mostly including synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones, have been identified so …

Differential effects of synthetic psychoactive cathinones and amphetamine stimulants on the gut microbiome in mice

M Angoa-Pérez, B Zagorac, AD Winters… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The list of pharmacological agents that can modify the gut microbiome or be modified by it
continues to grow at a high rate. The greatest amount of attention on drug-gut microbiome …

[HTML][HTML] The designer drug αPHP affected cell proliferation and triggered deathly mechanisms in murine neural stem/progenitor cells

E Roda, F De Luca, EC Priori, D Ratto, S Pinelli… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In recent decades, the world has faced an emerging problem, which is
assuming increasingly impressive dimensions: the appearance of New Psychoactive …

New and emerging illicit psychoactive substances

R Graddy, ME Buresh, DA Rastegar - Medical Clinics, 2018 - medical.theclinics.com
A 28-year-old man is evaluated by emergency medical technicians after a bystander calls
911 for concern about altered mental status. On arrival, the man is slow to respond to …

Methylone screening with electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer on screen-printed electrodes

RAS Couto, B Mounssef Jr, F Carvalho… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methylone (also known as bk-MDMA) is a substituted cathinone developed to elicit similar
psychotropic effects as 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, also known as …

Underestimated impact of novel psychoactive substances: laboratory confirmation of recreational drug toxicity in Oslo, Norway

OM Vallersnes, PS Persett, EL Øiestad… - Clinical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Recreational drug toxicity is frequent. Availability of new psychoactive substances
is steadily increasing. However, data with verified analyses from clinical settings are limited …