Novel Psychoactive Substances: What is Xylazine? Posted at 8:51 PM in Clinical Update Substance use can take many forms and often involves many unknowns. One of the most important aspects of illicit substance use, especially for the end user, is actually knowing what drugs are contained in ...
Many spiritual seekers explore the frontiers of the mind, the soul, and reality through the use ofpsychedelic drugssuch as LSD, DMT, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and other entheogens that expand consciousness. While psychoactive substances are a fascinating way of exploring reality, like any othe...
Matthew M. YoungFcahs Franco J. Vaccarino Ph.D.John Wiley & Sons, LtdPatterson ZR, Young MM, Vaccarino FJ. Novel psychoactive substances: What educators need to know. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2017;101(2):173-175.Patterson Z, Young M, Vaccarino F. Novel psychoactive substances: what ...
Those who do not have positive adult impacts: It is very likely that teenagers who grew up in homes or communities where there are no moral standards, are prone to being caught in the web of substance abuse. Also, those who grew up with people who abused alcohol or drugs, are likely t...
The compounds are classified as opioid New Psychoactive Substances (opioid NPS). Their mode of action is to bind to the brain’s mu-opioid receptors, but their unique structure means that some examples are several hundred times more potent than morphine and stronger even than fentanyl. ...
At its core, substance abuse is the harmful use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, prescription drugs, and illegal drugs, that leads to significant adverse effects on health and behavior. According to the World Health Organization, over 35 million people suffer from drug use disorders, ...
Drugs are substances that can alter bodily functions, whereas medicines are drugs specifically intended to prevent or treat diseases.
In some instances, synesthesia develops later in life, such as in the aftermath of a brain injury or as a temporary effect of psychoactive substances (such as cannabis or hallucinogens). Synesthesia research is evolving, with scientists aiming to find a neurological basis for synesthetic phenomena ...
Background: The pattern of recreational drug use has changed over the last decade and now includes a multitude of substances sold as "research chemicals" or new psychoactive substances, "NPS". In France, synthetic cathinones emerged in 2... A Batisse,E Bourgogne,M Fortias,... - 《Acta Cl...
Broadly speaking, psychedelics is an umbrella term that refers to several psychoactive drugs, also deemed hallucinogens. Some, like psilocybin, mescaline and ibogaine, occur naturally in mushrooms, cactus and iboga root, respectively. Others, like chemical compounds LSD and MDMA, also known as "ecst...