Neuronal and peripheral damages induced by synthetic psychoactive substances: an update of recent findings from human and animal studies.

Abstract:

:Preclinical and clinical studies indicate that synthetic psychoactive substances, in addition to having abuse potential, may elicit toxic effects of varying severity at the peripheral and central levels. Nowadays, toxicity induced by synthetic psychoactive substances poses a serious harm for health, since recreational use of these substances is on the rise among young and adult people. The present review summarizes recent findings on the peripheral and central toxicity elicited by "old" and "new" synthetic psychoactive substances in humans and experimental animals, focusing on amphetamine derivatives, hallucinogen and dissociative drugs and synthetic cannabinoids.

journal_name

Neural Regen Res

authors

Costa G,De Luca MA,Piras G,Marongiu J,Fattore L,Simola N

doi

10.4103/1673-5374.268895

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-05-01 00:00:00

pages

802-816

issue

5

eissn

1673-5374

issn

1876-7958

pii

NeuralRegenRes_2020_15_5_802_268895

journal_volume

15

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