New psychoactive substances: a review and updates

A Shafi, AJ Berry, H Sumnall… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a heterogeneous group of substances. They are
associated with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level …

Designer drugs: mechanism of action and adverse effects

D Luethi, ME Liechti - Archives of toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Psychoactive substances with chemical structures or pharmacological profiles that are
similar to traditional drugs of abuse continue to emerge on the recreational drug market …

Opportunities for cannabis in supportive care in cancer

AS Kleckner, IR Kleckner, CS Kamen… - … in medical oncology, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cannabis has the potential to modulate some of the most common and debilitating
symptoms of cancer and its treatments, including nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and …

Pharmacologic treatment of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: a systematic review

JR Richards, BK Gordon, AR Danielson… - … : The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) has become more prevalent with increasing
cannabis use. CHS is often resistant to standard antiemetics. The objective of this study is to …

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: pathophysiology and treatment in the emergency department

JR Richards - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a challenging clinical disorder.
CHS patients frequently present to the emergency department and may require treatment for …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cathinones Cardiotoxicity: Facts andPerspectives

D Radaelli, A Manfredi, M Zanon… - Current …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
New psychoactive substances (NPS) constitute a group of psychotropic substances,
designed to mimic the effects of traditional substances like cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, khat …

'Synthetic cannabis': A dangerous misnomer

S Darke, S Banister, M Farrell, J Duflou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The term'synthetic cannabis' has been widely used in public discourse to refer to a group of
cannabinoid receptor agonists. In this paper we detail the characteristics of these drugs, and …

Therapeutic use of synthetic cannabinoids: still an open issue?

MA De Luca, L Fattore - Clinical therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Cannabis sativa has a long history of use for medical purposes despite marijuana's
addictive potential. The discovery of the endogenous cannabinoid system as a …

Systematic review of nephrotoxicity of drugs of abuse, 2005–2016

K Mansoor, M Kheetan, S Shahnawaz, AP Shapiro… - BMC nephrology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The United States is faced with an unprecedented epidemic of drug
abuse. Every year thousands of Americans visit the emergency departments all over the …

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: a disorder of the HPA axis and sympathetic nervous system?

JR Richards - Medical Hypotheses, 2017 - Elsevier
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a variant of cyclic vomiting syndrome, is an
enigmatic and challenging clinical disorder. As cannabis legalization, use, and potency has …