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The e-psychonaut drugs’ psychopharmacology
Current Opinion in Pharmacology, Volume: 57, Pages: 165 - 174
Swansea University Author: Amira Guirguis
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.coph.2021.02.008
Abstract
The focus here was on the pharmacological and clinical pharmacological issues pertaining to the vast range of drugs (e.g., synthetic cannabimimetics; synthetic opioids; novel stimulants; novel psychedelics; PCP/ketamine-like compounds; prescribed medicinal compounds; and popular psychotropic herbs/p...
Published in: | Current Opinion in Pharmacology |
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ISSN: | 1471-4892 |
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UK
Elsevier BV
2021
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URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56315 |
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The focus here was on the pharmacological and clinical pharmacological issues pertaining to the vast range of drugs (e.g., synthetic cannabimimetics; synthetic opioids; novel stimulants; novel psychedelics; PCP/ketamine-like compounds; prescribed medicinal compounds; and popular psychotropic herbs/plants) discussed by Internet-based, new/novel psychoactive substances (NPS) enthusiasts, ‘e-psychonauts’.Currently ongoing related in silico studies, followed by further in vitro and in vivo/preclinical studies, will hopefully provide important findings in terms of which molecules within each given NPS class may present with higher levels of receptor affinities, and hence clinical potency. Understanding the pharmacological characteristics/potency of those novel recreational molecules will hopefully help in predicting related NPS diffusion, morbidity, and possible lethality data. |
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e-psychonauts; psychopharmacology; addiction; new psychoactive substances; novel psychoactive substances; NPS; drug abuse |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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