Issues with monitoring the safety of psychoactive products under a legal regulated market for new psychoactive substances (‘legal highs’) in New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Rychert ◽  
Chris Wilkins ◽  
Karen Witten
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Legal Highs

New psychoactive substances detected at the New Zealand border, 2014-2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron S. Johnson ◽  
Brent R. Copp ◽  
Aaron Lewis
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychoactive Substances

Development of legal highs

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 128-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Wasunna ◽  
Emily Thomas ◽  
Sally Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Legal Highs ◽  
Controlled Drugs ◽  
Research Chemicals ◽  
Herbal Highs

AbstractNew psychoactive substances (NPS) or ‘legal highs’ are defined as unregulated psychoactive substances including synthetic and/or plant derived substances (marketed as research chemicals, party pills and herbal highs) that are intended to mimic the effects of controlled drugs. Psychiatric services around the country are seeing a rise in the use of NPS complicating mental health presentations. The challenge surrounding these substances is the fact that they are not under the international drug control system and are proving to have a detrimental health effect on users. This article reviews the current literature on this subject and discusses some of the most common examples of NPS and their potential effects on mental health.

MT-45: A new, dangerous legal high

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Coppola, MD ◽  
Raffaella Mondola, MD
Keyword(s):  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Synthetic Cannabinoids ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Legal Highs ◽  
Smart Drugs ◽  
Research Chemicals ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Legal High

Epidemiological data confirm that the use of new psychoactive substances is on the rise around the world.1 Numerous reports have described medical emergencies associated with the consumption of unconventional drugs of misuse bought in “head” or “smart” shops or online.1 New psychoactive substances, also referred as “legal highs,” “smart drugs,” or “research chemicals,” are a large group of both plant derivatives and synthetic compounds, also in combination, purposefully designed as legal alternatives to illicit substances of abuse. The most popular and widely-spread new psychoactive substances are synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones, however, various different compounds such as amphetamine-like molecules, arylcyclohexylamines, synthetic hallucinogens, prescription drugs and hormones have been found in recreational products marketed as legal highs.1

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