PsychosomaticsMarch 1, 2019N. Marchi, J. Scherer, L. Fara et al.
BACKGROUND NBOMes are a new class of potent hallucinogens widely present in illicit drugs. Little is known about this class of drugs, regarding its detection and clinical manifestations of intoxication. OBJECTIVE This study aims to enhance care involving NBOMes by reviewing the literature on their clinical manifestations and laboratorydetection. METHODS A systematic review was performed on the...
Drug trafficking and the introduction of new drugs onto the illicit market are one of the main challenges of the forensic community. In this study, the chemical profile of a new designer drug, 2-(4-iodine-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-n-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]etamine or 25I-NBOMe was explored using thin layer chromatography (TLC), ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), attenuated total...
Psilocybe wrightii (Strophariaceae, Agaricales), a subtropical and hallucinogenic species known only from southern Brazil and northern Argentina, is confirmed to contain psilocybin and psilocin. Detailed description of southern Brazilian specimens, chemical analysis using gas chromatography of the basidiomes, and discussion of its taxonomy are presented.