An overview of emerging and new psychoactive substances in the United Kingdom.
Shruti Beharry, Simon Gibbons
Forensic Science International October 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.08.013 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | New psychoactive substances available on the UK NPS market, as reported in an online survey, online drug forums, and published literature |
| Keywords | Benzodiazepines Hallucinogens LSD Derivatives Lefetamine New psychoactive substances Psychostimulants |
| Key findings | The review identifies four main classes of new psychoactive substances in the UK market: psychostimulants, dissociative anaesthetics, hallucinogens (phenylalkylamine- and lysergamide-based), and benzodiazepines. The authors report that each class contains drugs modelled on existing illegal materials and state that these will be covered by the UK New Psychoactive Substances Bill in 2016. |
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to identify emerging or new psychoactive substances (NPS) by undertaking an online survey of the UK NPS market and to gather any data from online drug forums and published literature. Drugs from four main classes of NPS were identified: psychostimulants, dissociative anaesthetics, hallucinogens (phenylalkylamine-based and lysergamide-based materials) and finally benzodiazepines. For inclusion in the review, the 'user reviewers' on drugs forums were selected based on whether or not the particular NPS of interest was used alone or in combination. NPS that were used alone were considered. Each of the classes contained drugs that are modelled on existing illegal materials and will be covered by the UK New Psychoactive Substances Bill in 2016.
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