An Update on the Implications of New Psychoactive Substances in Public Health

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 8; p. 4869
• Main Authors: Simão, Ana Y., Antunes, Mónica, Cabral, Emanuel, Oliveira, Patrik, Rosendo, Luana M., Brinca, Ana Teresa, Alves, Estefânia, Marques, Hernâni, Rosado, Tiago, Passarinha, Luís A., Andraus, Maristela, Barroso, Mário, Gallardo, Eugenia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.04.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid; Benzodiazepines; Drugs; Illicit Drugs; LSD; Lysergic acid diethylamide; Marketing; Narcotics; Pharmacokinetics; Psychotropic Drugs; Public Health; Review; Stimulants; Europe; toxicity; new psychoactive substances; health problems

The emergence of new psychoactive substances has earned a great deal of attention, and several reports of acute poisoning and deaths have been issued involving, for instance, synthetic opiates. In recent years, there have been profound alterations in the legislation concerning consumption, marketing...