Psychoactive Synthetic Adulterants in Tablets Sold as MDMA after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Central Effects

De, Maria Antonietta; Miliano, Cristina; Roxburgh, Amanda; Graham, Myfanwy; Caria, Francesca; Guirguis, Amira; Schifano, Fabrizio; Nielsen, Suzanne; Simola, Nicola; Costa, Giulia

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Psychoactive Synthetic Adulterants in Tablets Sold as MDMA after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Central Effects

Maria Antonietta De Luca

, Cristina Miliano

, Amanda Roxburgh

, Myfanwy Graham

, Francesca Caria, Amira Guirguis

, Fabrizio Schifano, Suzanne Nielsen

, Nicola Simola

, Giulia Costa

Current Neuropharmacology

Swansea University Author: Amira Guirguis

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DOI (Published version): 10.2174/011570159x410522251117060555

Published in:	Current Neuropharmacology
ISSN:	1570-159X 1875-6190
Published:	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2026
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Psychoactive Synthetic Adulterants in Tablets Sold as MDMA after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Central Effects

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