Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2005
Ronald I. Herning
17 citations
The use of marijuana is rampant among 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) users. The co-occurrence of abuse of these two drugs has made it difficult to assess the specific residual effects of MDMA alone. As a first step toward identifying the effects of long-term MDMA use, we studied 8 MDMA abusers, 8 marijuana/MDMA abusers, 15 marijuana abusers (matched in marijuana use without MDMA use),...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
May 2005
C H Ashton, P B Moore, P Gallagher et al.
Bipolar affective disorder is often poorly controlled by prescribed drugs. Cannabis use is common in patients with this disorder and anecdotal reports suggest that some patients take it to alleviate symptoms of both mania and depression. We undertook a literature review of cannabis use by patients with bipolar disorder and of the neuropharmacological properties of cannabinoids suggesting...
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
February 1, 2005
Peter J. Zed
1 citation
Drug and substance abuse is a major problem in North America. Health care providers who care for patients who abuse drugs and other substances need to have a clear understanding of the health, societal, and economic impact of this problem and an intimate knowledge of the agents of abuse to ensure adequate treatment. Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse was written to...
Substance Use & Misuse
2005
Stephen E Lankenau, Michael C Clatts
Polydrug use is an important public health issue since it has been linked to significant adverse health outcomes. Recently, club drugs, including ketamine and other drugs used in dance/rave scenes, have been identified as key substances in new types of polydrug using patterns. While seemingly a self-explanatory concept, "polydrug" use constitutes multiple drug using practices that may impact...
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology
2005
F Gambi, D De Berardis, G Sepede et al.
Cannabinoids are the constituents of the marijuana plants. The central effects of exogenous cannabinoids are implicated in enhancing mood, altering emotional states, and interfering in the formation of short-term memory. Cannabinoid receptors are G protein-coupled receptors with seven transmembrane domains that are expressed on the cell surface with their binding domain exposed to the...
Substance Use & Misuse
2005
Merrill Singer, Scott Clair, Jean J. Schensul et al.
This study suggests that use of embalming fluid as a mind-altering drug has been underreported. Based on a social network recruitment strategy, findings from a study in 2000 of 401 outreach worker-recruited polydrug-involved youth (ages 16-24 years) from the inner city of Hartford, CT indicate widespread (over 80% of study participants had used the drug at least once) and regular use of...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
January 2005
Harry Sumnall, Jon C. Cole
National drugs information strategies convey the message that use of Ecstasy is associated with an increase in both the incidence and severity of major depressive disorder. However, very little primary research supports this. Unlike apparent deficits in higher cognitive functions, most published studies have found no difference in self-reported depressive symptomatology between Ecstasy users...
Substance Use & Misuse
2005
Jill A. McCaughan, Robert G Carlson, Rüssel S. Falck et al.
43 citations
Although young people attending raves have been most visibly associated with the use of ecstasy and other "club drugs" in the United States, there is reason to believe that they are not a homogenous group in terms of their drug use practices. The purpose of this article is to begin developing a typology of young adult ecstasy users involved in the rave subculture--known as Ravers or Party Kids....
University of Toronto quarterly
December 1, 2004
John V. Walker
Reviewed by: In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music John V. Walker (bio) Susan Fast. In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music Oxford University Press 2001. vii, 248. $22.00 The prologue of Marcus Boon's The Road of Excess: A History of Writers on Drugs, aside from violating the unwritten law that the PhD candidate's tortuous attempt to...
Australasian Psychiatry
December 2004
Helen Austin, Erik Monasterio
To describe a brief psychotic episode associated with ingestion of a dietary supplement containing piperazine. A case report was undertaken. A 20-year-old man developed a brief psychotic episode associated with persecutory delusional beliefs and auditory and visual hallucinations, leading him to commit the offence of arson. This episode occurred 12 h following the ingestion of 'Rapture' in...