Browsing Institut Universitari de Plaguicides i Aigües (IUPA) by Keyword "new psychoactive substances"
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Direct and Fast Screening of New Psychoactive Substances Using Medical Swabs and Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe Triple Quadrupole with Data-Dependent Acquisition
American Chemical Society (2020-05-28)New psychoactive substances (NPS) have become a serious public health problem, as they are continuously changing their structures and modifying their potency and effects on humans, and therefore, novel compounds are ... -
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of synthetic cathinones and phenethylamines in influent wastewater of eight European cities
Elsevier (2017)The popularity of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has grown in recent years, with certain NPS commonly and preferentially consumed even following the introduction of preventative legislation. With the objective to improve ... -
Metabolism of N-ethylhexedrone and buphedrone: An in vivo study in mice using HPLC-MS/MS
Elsevier (2020-08-25)N-ethylhexedrone (NEH) and buphedrone (BUPH) are synthetic drugs structurally related to natural cathinone. These synthetic cathinones (SC) are members of the heterogenous family of new psychoactive substances (NPS), which ... -
Monitoring new psychoactive substances use through wastewater analysis: current situation, challenges and limitations
Elsevier (2019-06)New psychoactive substances (NPSs) are compounds that produce similar effects to those induced by illicit drugs (IDs), such as cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines, but are not strictly regulated by international conventions. ... -
Monitoring psychoactive substance use at six European festivals through wastewater and pooled urine analysis
Elsevier (2020-07-10)The consumption of psychoactive substances is considered a growing problem in many communities. Moreover, new psychoactive substances (NPS) designed as (legal) substitutes to traditional illicit drugs are relatively easily ... -
Perspectives and challenges associated with the determination of new psychoactive substances in urine and wastewater – A tutorial
Elsevier (2021-02-08)New psychoactive substances (NPS), often designed as (legal) substitutes to conventional illicit drugs, are constantly emerging in the drug market and being commercialized in different ways and forms. Their use continues ... -
Proposal of 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine consumption biomarkers through identification of in vivo metabolites from mice
Elsevier (2017-07)New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a new breed of synthetically produced substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional illegal drugs. Synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones are the two most common ... -
Simultaneous determination of new psychoactive substances and illicit drugs in sewage: Potential of micro-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in wastewater-based epidemiology
Elsevier (2019-05-30)Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can give valuable light on the extent and actual use of new psychoactive substances (NPS). In this work, a fully validated methodology for the simultaneous determination of illicit drugs ... -
The key role of mass spectrometry in comprehensive research on new psychoactive substances
John Wiley and Sons (2020-10-29)New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a wide group of compounds that try to mimic the effects produced by the ‘classical’ illicit drugs, including cannabis (synthetic cannabinoids), cocaine and amphetamines (synthetic ... -
Understanding the pharmacokinetics of synthetic cathinones: Evaluation of the blood–brain barrier permeability of 13 related compounds in rats
Wiley (2020)Synthetic cathinones are the second most commonly seized new psychoactive substance family in Europe. These compounds have been related to several intoxication cases, including fatalities. Although the pharmacological ... -
Variación en el patrón de consumo de cannabinoides sintéticos de una paciente a lo largo de 2018
Sociedad Científica Española de Estudios sobre el Alcohol, el Alcoholismo y las otras Toxicomanías (2020)El consumo de cannabinoides sintéticos es un problema creciente. En España, el número de incautaciones e intoxicaciones relacionadas con estas nuevas sustancias psicoactivas (NPS) es menor que en el resto de Europa. No ... -
Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater
Elsevier (2024-03-08)The complexity around the dynamic markets for new psychoactive substances (NPS) forces researchers to develop and apply innovative analytical strategies to detect and identify them in influent urban wastewater. In this ...