Lissabon. On 6 and 7 June 2017, the EMCDDA brought together more than forty European and international experts for a meeting on the key indicator Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population (GPS). There were a range of presentat…

Consumption Patterns of Nightlife Attendees in Munich: A Latent-Class Analysis. Hannemann TV, Kraus L, Piontek D. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 May 19:1-11. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1290115. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28524714

Intentional Misuse and Abuse of Loperamide: A New Look at a Drug with "Low Abuse Potential". Borron SW, Watts SH, Tull J, Baeza S, Diebold S, Barrow A. J Emerg Med. 2017 May 10. pii: S0736-4679(17)30230-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.03.018. Abs…

Treatment of opioid use disorder with ibogaine: detoxification and drug use outcomes. Brown TK, Alper K. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2017 May 25:1-13. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2017.1320802. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28541119

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that helps trigger ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects in the brain, a crucial step to developing alternative treatments to the controversial drug being dispensed in a…

Das Betäubungsmittel Propofol spielt „für letal verlaufende Abhängigkeitserkrankungen und Suizide bei Anästhesisten und in diesem Arbeitsbereich Tätigen“ eine zentrale Rolle, heißt es in einer Studie des Be…