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New trends of drug abuse in custodial settings: A systematic review on the misuse of over-the-counter drugs, prescription-only-medications, and new psychoactive substances

Stefania Chiappini, Giorgia Vaccaro, Alessio Mosca, Andrea Miuli, Gianfranco Stigliano, Giulia Stefanelli, Giulia Giovannetti, Rosalba Carullo, Giacomo d’Andrea, Francesco Di Carlo, Clara Cavallotto, Mauro Pettorruso, Gilberto Di Petta, John Martin Corkery, Amira Guirguis Orcid Logo, Jacqueline L. Stair, Giovanni Martinotti, Seena Fazel, Fabrizio Schifano

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Volume: 162, Start page: 105691

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The article presents a systematic literature review on the use and the psychiatric implications of over-the-counter drugs (OTC), prescription-only-medications (POM), and new psychoactive substances (NPS) within custodial settings. The searches wer carried out on 2 November 2022 on PubMed, Scopus, an...

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title_short New trends of drug abuse in custodial settings: A systematic review on the misuse of over-the-counter drugs, prescription-only-medications, and new psychoactive substances
title_full New trends of drug abuse in custodial settings: A systematic review on the misuse of over-the-counter drugs, prescription-only-medications, and new psychoactive substances
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Seena Fazel
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