Silvia S Martins

Self-reported use of novel psychoactive substances in a US nationally representative survey: Prevalence, correlates, and a call for new survey methods to prevent underreporting.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence September 3, 2015 Joseph J Palamar, Silvia S Martins, Mark K Su et al.

Background: In recent years, there has been an increase in emergence and use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in the US and worldwide. However, there is little published epidemiological survey data estimating the prevalence of use in the US. Method: Data on self-reported NPS use came from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2009-2013), a national representative sample of...