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DARK classics in chemical neuroscience: etonitazene and related benzimidazoles

Etonitazene and related 2-benzylbenzimidazoles are potent analgetics invented in the research laboratories of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant CIBA in the late 1950s. Though the unprecedented structure distinguishes this class of compounds from...

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Pregnenolone can protect the brain from cannabis intoxication

This scientific article was one of the 2015 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs

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Amphetamine actions at the serotonin transporter rely on the availability of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate

This scientific article was one of the 2014 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs

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A Combined Approach Using Transporter-Flux Assays and Mass Spectrometry to Examine Psychostimulant Street Drugs of Unknown Content

This scientific article was one of the 2013 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs.

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Risk taking and the adolescent reward system: a potential common link to substance abuse

This scientific article was one of the 2013 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs.

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Diminished gray matter in the hippocampus of cannabis users: Possible protective effects of cannabidiol

This scientific article was one of the 2012 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs.

Neurobiological research on drugs: ethical and policy implications

This briefing paper for policymakers presents how new discoveries in neurobiology have the potential to transform our perception of drug addiction and its treatment, whilst also considering the ethical issues such treatment...

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