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October 19, 2026
Sara E Walton
Forensic toxicology relies heavily on foundational analytical chemistry techniques for the identification and characterization of drugs and toxins, and this work specifically focused on novel psychoactive substances (NPS). NPS are drugs that have newly emerged on the illicit or recreational drug market for use that circumvents legislation (i.e., “legal highs”) and cause significant risk to drug...
Journal of Medical Toxicology
April 1, 2026
Aaron B Deutsch, Natalie E Ebeling-Koning, Alex J. Krotulski et al.
Dissociative agents, such as phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine, belong to the arylcyclohexylamine class. During illicit synthesis, numerous analogs of PCP can be produced. To date, over 60 psychoactive "designer" derivatives have been identified, and most are undetectable by standard drug testing. This case describes the first laboratory-confirmed use of 3-methyl-PCP, a novel arylcyclohexylamine...
Psychopharmacology
November 15, 2025
Michael H. Baumann, Grant C. Glatfelter, Sara E Walton et al.
1 citation
There is growing interest in the therapeutic utility of psychedelic compounds that act as serotonin-2 A receptor (5-HT2A) agonists. N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a 5-HT2A agonist that produces intense and short-lived psychedelic subjective effects, but the compound requires non-oral routes of administration that bypass gastrointestinal metabolism. Intranasal (IN) delivery of DMT represents...
Addiction
April 20, 2025
Joseph J Palamar, Nina Abukahok, Patricia Acosta et al.
7 citations
'Tusi', also known as 'tusibí' or 'pink cocaine', is a drug concoction which previously emerged in Latin America and Europe and has recently acquired popularity in the United States (US). Consumers are often unaware that Tusi contains a mixture of ketamine and other drugs, and the concoction can be confused with 2C/2C-B (ring-substituted phenethylamines/4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) or...