International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
December 1, 2009
Fabrizio Schifano, Ornella Corazza, Paolo Deluca et al.
79 citations
The aim of the study was to foster the collection and analysis of data from web pages related to information on the consumption, manufacture and sale of Spice products, a brand name for an herbal smoking blend, sold as legal substitute for cannabis. The Google search engine was used to carry out an 8-language qualitative assessment of information available on Spice products in a sample of about...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
November 25, 2009
Celia J. A. Morgan, Leslie Muetzelfeldt, Mark Muetzelfeldt et al.
80 citations
Nutt and colleagues' 'rational' scale to assess the harms of commonly used drugs was based on ratings by a panel of experts. This survey aimed to assess drug users' views of the harms of drugs using the same scale. As users' drug choices are not solely based on harms, we additionally assessed perceived benefits. The survey was hosted at http://www.nationaldrugsurvey.org. UK residents reported...
Adicciones
September 1, 2009
Cristina Mustata, Marta Torrens, Ricardo Pardo et al.
33 citations
Desde 2004 se venden en Internet y tiendas especializadas (smart shops) algunos preparados conteniendo mezclas de hierbas para fumar con la marca de Spice drugs. Estos productos se publicitan como una mezcla exótica de incienso aromático y se especifica que no son aptos para uso humano. Muchos usuarios, tras consumir estos productos fumados, refieren que sus efectos son similares a los del...
Fieldwork in Religion
November 27, 2008
Edward Macrae
11 citations
The article deals with the different effects of tolerant and prohibitionist policies associated with psychoactive substance use in Brazil. Whereas the licit use of ayahuasca has been successfully incorporated into mainstream Brazilian society, the ritual use of cannabis by one of the Santo Daime religious groups has never been fully accepted and remains a constant source of problems for the...
American Journal on Addictions
September 3, 2008
Li-Tzy Wu, Christopher L. Ringwalt, Paolo Mannelli et al.
30 citations
We investigated the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of past‐year DSM‐IV hallucinogen use disorders (HUDs) among past‐year users of MDMA and other hallucinogens from a sample of Americans 18 or older (n = 37,227). Users were categorized as MDMA users and other hallucinogen users. Overall, one in five (20%) MDMA users and about one in six (16%) other hallucinogen users reported at least one...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
January 21, 2008
Susana de Sola Llopis, Mónica Miguélez-Pan, Jordi Peña‐Casanova et al.
58 citations
There is important preclinical evidence of long lasting neurotoxic and selective effects of ecstasy MDMA on serotonin systems in non-human primates. In humans long-term recreational use of ecstasy has been mainly associated with learning and memory impairments. The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuropsychological profile associated with ecstasy use within recreational polydrug...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
March 1, 2007
Casey R. Guillot
26 citations
Due to potential serotonergic deficits, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or Ecstasy) may cause long-term mood disruptions in recreational Ecstasy users. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the evidence for a relationship between recreational Ecstasy use and higher levels of depressive symptoms. Eleven out of 22 studies initially have reported significantly higher depression scores...
Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
June 1, 2006
Sean P. Barrett, Christine Darredeau, Robert O. Pihl
276 citations
Abstract Simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU) is a common phenomenon, yet little is known about how various substances are used with one another. In the present study 149 drug‐using university students completed structured interviews about their use of various substances. For each substance ever used, participants provided details about the type, order and amount of all substances...
Drug and Alcohol Review
May 1, 2006
Michael Lyvers
41 citations
The controversy over possible MDMA-induced serotonergic neurotoxicity in human recreational ecstasy users is examined critically in light of recent research findings. Although the designs of such studies have improved considerably since the 1990s, the evidence to date remains equivocal for a number of reasons, including (1) inconsistent findings on the existence and reversibility of persistent...
Das Gesundheitswesen
May 1, 2006
Holger Siemann, Michael Specka, Fabrizio Schifano et al.
10 citations
The German pages of the Internet were searched for the presence of the hallucinogenic herbal drug Salvia divinorum, which is not dealt with in current addiction medicine or psychiatric text books. The investigation is part of the EU sponsored project "Psychonaut" as preparatory work for the development of an Internet-based early warning system. The first 100 websites of the search using "Salvia...