Novel Psychoactive Substances: Classification, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Second Edition provides readers with a comprehensive examination on the classification, detection, supply and availability of novel psychoactive substances, otherwise known as "legal highs." The book covers individual classes of novel psychoactive substances that have recently emerged onto the recreational drug scene and provides an overview of the pharmacology of the substance and a discussion of their associated acute and chronic harm and toxicity. This second edition addresses drugs new to the scene, with completely updated and revised chapters.
Written by international experts in the field, this multi-authored book is an essential reference for scientists, clinicians, academics, and regulatory and law enforcement professionals.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Contents - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Foreword - p. iii 10. Chapter1. Legal classification and international systems for monitoring and responding to novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 11. CHAPTER2. Availability and supply of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 12. Chapter3. Prevalence of use of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 13. Chapter4. Pharmacological profiling of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 14. Chapter5. Novel detection methods and data triangulation for novel psychoactive substances (NPS) - p. iii 15. Chapter6. Social issues in the use of new psychoactive substances: Differentiated demand, displacement and adulteration - p. iii 16. Chapter7. General management of the patient with novel psychoactive substance toxicity - p. iii 17. CHAPTER8. Addiction and treatment of novel psychoactive substance dependence - p. iii 18. Chapter9. Analytical techniques for the detection of novel psychoactive substances and their metabolites - p. iii 19. Chapter10. Synthetic amphetamine derivatives, benzofurans, and benzodifurans - p. iii 20. Chapter11. Pharmacology and toxicology of N-Benzyl-phenylethylamines (25X-NBOMe) hallucinogens - p. iii 21. Chapter12. 1-Benzylpiperazine and other piperazine-based stimulants - p. iii 22. Chapter13. Synthetic cathinones - p. iii 23. Chapter14. Arylcyclohexamines - p. iii 24. Chapter15. Synthetic cannabinoids (SC) - p. iii 25. Chapter16. Novel synthetic opioids - p. iii 26. Chapter17. Novel benzodiazepines - p. iii 27. Chapter18. Tryptamines - p. iii 28. Index - p. iii
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Classification, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Second Edition provides readers with a comprehensive examination on the classification, detection, supply and availability of novel psychoactive substances, otherwise known as "legal highs." The book covers individual classes of novel psychoactive substances that have recently emerged onto the recreational drug scene and provides an overview of the pharmacology of the substance and a discussion of their associated acute and chronic harm and toxicity. This second edition addresses drugs new to the scene, with completely updated and revised chapters.
Written by international experts in the field, this multi-authored book is an essential reference for scientists, clinicians, academics, and regulatory and law enforcement professionals.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Contents - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Foreword - p. iii 10. Chapter1. Legal classification and international systems for monitoring and responding to novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 11. CHAPTER2. Availability and supply of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 12. Chapter3. Prevalence of use of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 13. Chapter4. Pharmacological profiling of novel psychoactive substances - p. iii 14. Chapter5. Novel detection methods and data triangulation for novel psychoactive substances (NPS) - p. iii 15. Chapter6. Social issues in the use of new psychoactive substances: Differentiated demand, displacement and adulteration - p. iii 16. Chapter7. General management of the patient with novel psychoactive substance toxicity - p. iii 17. CHAPTER8. Addiction and treatment of novel psychoactive substance dependence - p. iii 18. Chapter9. Analytical techniques for the detection of novel psychoactive substances and their metabolites - p. iii 19. Chapter10. Synthetic amphetamine derivatives, benzofurans, and benzodifurans - p. iii 20. Chapter11. Pharmacology and toxicology of N-Benzyl-phenylethylamines (25X-NBOMe) hallucinogens - p. iii 21. Chapter12. 1-Benzylpiperazine and other piperazine-based stimulants - p. iii 22. Chapter13. Synthetic cathinones - p. iii 23. Chapter14. Arylcyclohexamines - p. iii 24. Chapter15. Synthetic cannabinoids (SC) - p. iii 25. Chapter16. Novel synthetic opioids - p. iii 26. Chapter17. Novel benzodiazepines - p. iii 27. Chapter18. Tryptamines - p. iii 28. Index - p. iii
