Synthetic Cathinones Novel Addictive and Stimulatory Psychoactive Substances /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zawilska, Jolanta B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Current Topics in Neurotoxicity, 12
• Subjects: Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Over the last decade a rapidly increasing number of novel psychoactive substance (NPSs), often marketed as "designer drugs", "legal highs", "herbal highs", "research or intermediate chemicals" and "laboratory reagents", has appeared on the drug marke...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Novel Psychoactive Substances: classification and General Information
• Khat - A Natural Precursor of Synthetic Cathinones
• Analytical Techniques for the Detection of Synthetic Cathinones and Their Metabolites
• Metabolism of Synthetic Cathinones
• Monoamine Transporter and Receptor Interaction Profiles of Synthetic Cathinones
• Effects of Synthetic Cathinones on Brain Neurotransmitters
• Behavioral Profiles and Underlying Transmitters Circuits of Cathinone-Derived Psychostimulant Drugs of Abuse
• Synthetic Cathinones - Prevalence and Motivation of Use
• The Effects and Risks Associated with Synthetic Cathinones Use in Humans
• Concluding Remarks.