cathinone/headache

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 2008 (while first mentioned by the French police force in 2007

BACKGROUND Khat leaves (mainly cathinone and cathine) have been chewed for centuries as stimulants. Hagigat (capsules of 200 mg cathinone) have been marketed in Israel as a natural stimulant and aphrodisiac. The consequences of illicit exposure to cathinone are reported. METHODS Prospective

OBJECTIVE Over the last decade, use of phenethylamines has become increasingly prevalent. This study aimed to describe typical aspects of phenethylamine poisoning in order to better inform patient care. METHODS Phenethylamine poisoning cases reported to the Poison Control Center of Angers, France,

Among the new psychoactive substances (NPS), most frequently synthetic cannabinoids (SCBs) have been found in Europe. These are sold as active compounds in e. g. so-called "herbal blends". When inhaled or ingested, besides intoxication symptoms, as they occur with heavy cannabis use (e. g.,

Recently, a new Law, named the "derivative law" (first addition, schedule drug change--2010), was accepted in the Israeli parliament. It will mean that dangerous substances that are closely related structurally to a drug that is listed in the dangerous drugs ordinance will automatically enter the

BACKGROUND Among recreational drug users, there is a new wave of designer drugs being marketed as "bath salts" and "plant food," which mimic the effects of cocaine/amphetamines and ecstasy (MDMA [3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine]). Presented is the case of a patient who snorted a bath salt

OBJECTIVE To describe the patterns and clinical features of toxicity related to recreational use of mephedrone and other cathinones in the U.K. using data collected by the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS). METHODS The number of accesses to TOXBASE, the NPIS online poisons information

Bupropion is an atypical antidepressant of the aminoketone group, structurally related to cathinone, associated with a wide interindividual variability. An extensive pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic review of bupropion was performed, also focusing on chemical, pharmacological, toxicological,