Novel psychoactive substances: What educators need to know
Clinical pharmacology and therapy November 29, 2016 Zr Patterson, M. Scott Young, F. Vaccarino 15 citations
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are synthetic, psychoactive drugs that are generally not under international regulatory control. NPS are frequently sold as alternatives to classic “street drugs” such as ecstasy or LSD. However, little is known about their pharmacology and toxicity and they therefore pose unknown health risks. Further, risk for harms are elevated because users often do not...