Baths Salts, Spice, and Related Designer Drugs: The Science Behind the Headlines
Journal of Neuroscience November 12, 2014 Michael H. Baumann, Ernesto Solis, Lucas R. Watterson et al. 157 citations
The abuse of synthetic psychoactive substances known as "designer drugs," or "new psychoactive substances" (NPS), is increasing at an alarming rate. NPS are purchased as alternatives to traditional illicit drugs of abuse and are manufactured to circumvent laws regulating the sale and use of controlled substances. Synthetic cathinones (i.e., "bath salts") and synthetic cannabinoids (i.e.,...