Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet: the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine

被引:103
作者
Corazza, Ornella [1 ,2 ]
Schifano, Fabrizio
Simonato, Pierluigi
Fergus, Suzanne
Assi, Sulaf
Stair, Jacqueline
Corkery, John
Trincas, Giuseppina
Deluca, Paolo [2 ]
Davey, Zoe [2 ]
Blaszko, Ursula [2 ]
Demetrovics, Zsolt [9 ]
Moskalewicz, Jacek [8 ]
Farre, Magi [6 ]
Flesland, Liv [4 ]
Pasinetti, Manuela
Pezzolesi, Cinzia
Pisarska, Agnieszka
Shapiro, Harry [3 ]
Siemann, Holger [5 ]
Skutle, Arvid [4 ]
Enea, Aurora
di Melchiorre, Giuditta
Sferrazza, Elias
Torrens, Marta [6 ]
van der Kreeft, Peer [7 ]
Zummo, Daniela
Scherbaum, Norbert [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hertfordshire, Sch Pharm, Recreat Drugs European Network, Hatfield AL10 9AB, Herts, England
[2] Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat, Addict Dept, London WC2R 2LS, England
[3] DrugScope, London, England
[4] Bergen Clin Fdn, Bergen, Norway
[5] Univ Duisbarg Essen, Rhine State Hosp, Essen, Germany
[6] Consorci Mar Parc Salut Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
[7] De Sleutel, Ghent, Belgium
[8] Serv Salute Reg Marche, Ancona, Italy
[9] Natl Inst Drug Prevent, Inst Social Policy & Labour, Budapest, Hungary
关键词
methoxetamine; ketamine; designer drugs; Internet monitoring; research chemicals; DEATH EXPERIENCE; NMDA RECEPTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;
D O I
10.1002/hup.1242
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
100204 [神经病学];
摘要
On the basis of the material available both in the scientific literature and on the web, this paper aims to provide a pharmacological, chemical and behavioural overview of the novel compound methoxetamine. This is a dissociative drug related to ketamine, with a much longer duration of action and intensity of effects. A critical discussion of the availability of information on the web of methoxetamine as a new recreational trend is here provided. Those methodological limitations, which are intrinsically associated with the analysis of online, non-peer reviewed, material, are here discussed as well. It is concluded that the online availability of information on novel psychoactive drugs, such as methoxethanine, may constitute a pressing public health challenge. Better international collaboration levels and novel forms of intervention are necessary to tackle this fast-growing phenomenon. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页数:5
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