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Identification and characterization by LC-UV-MS/MS of melanotan II skin-tanning products sold illegally on the Internet

02.02.2015
New methods were developed and validated to determine the identity, contents, and purity of samples of melanotan II, a synthetic melanocortin receptor agonist, sold in vials as injectable skin-tanning products that were...
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Getting up to speed with the public health and regulatory challenges posed by new psychoactive substances in the information age

01.10.2013
Some new drugs appear to have a limited potential for diffusion, but they may still cause serious harm. Stakeholders, including policy makers, practitioners and researchers, will increasingly need access to timely evidence-based...
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Motion graphic: What are new psychoactive substances?

09.03.2016
When we talk about new psychoactive substances, or in short NPS, we are referring to narcotic or psychotropic drugs that are not under international control. This means that they are not listed...
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Anabolic steroids detected in bodybuilding dietary supplements - a significant risk to public health

06.07.2015
Twenty-four products suspected of containing anabolic steroids and sold in fitness equipment shops in the United Kingdom (UK) were analyzed for their qualitative and semi-quantitative content.
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Current European data collection on emergency department presentations with acute recreational drug toxicity: Gaps and national variations

01.12.2014
The systematic collection of data on ED presentation of toxicity related to NPS and classical drugs in Europe is scarce and the collection of data is highly variable between different countries. Euro-DEN...
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The new drug phenomenon

07.07.2014
"Editorial and Perspective" on new psychoactive substances (NPS).
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Prevalence of use and acute toxicity associated with the use of NBOMe drugs

02.02.2015
There is evidence suggesting limited use of the NBOMe class of drugs as novel psychoactive substances compared with that of classical recreational drugs and other novel psychoactive substances such as mephedrone.
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Review of European-Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN) training package for non-specialist workers to assess acute recreational drug and new psychoactive substance toxicity in night-time economy environments

24.09.2015
The initial management of acute recreational drug and new psychoactive substance (NPS) toxicity is often by non-specialists working in the night-time economy. The aim was as part of the European Drug Emergencies...
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Acute recreational drug and new psychoactive substance toxicity in Europe: 12 months data collection from the European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN)

02.11.2015
Despite the potential for recreational drugs and new psychoactive substances (NPSs) to cause significant morbidity and mortality, there is limited collection of systematic data on acute drug/NPS toxicity in Europe. The Euro-DEN...
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New psychoactive substances: Current health-related practices and challenges in responding to use and harms in Europe

09.12.2016
This scoping study was based on a targeted multi-source data collection exercise focusing on the provision of health and drug interventions associated with NPS use and harms, in selected intervention settings across...
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