Drugs for youth via Internet and the example of mephedrone

• Published in: Toxicology letters Vol. 201; no. 3; pp. 191 - 195
• Main Authors: Vardakou, I., Pistos, C., Spiliopoulou, Ch
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 25.03.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Central Nervous System Stimulants - poisoning; Designer Drugs; Humans; Internet; Legal highs; Legislation, Drug; Medical sciences; Mephedrone; Methamphetamine - analogs & derivatives; Methamphetamine - poisoning; Rats; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Toxicology; Youth; Mephedrone; Youth; Legal highs; Internet; Adolescents; Designer drugs; Human; Drug; Legislation; Adolescent

Recently a new class of “designer drugs” has emerged on the drugs abuse market, known as “legal highs”. Such drugs are legal to use and possess, and legal to supply. Mephedrone, a central nervous system stimulant, is the most widely experienced “legal high”. This review presents any available inform...