2026 September - 8 articles
Nyaope, a highly addictive high-grade heroin mixture combined with various adulterants, presented a severe socio-economic and public health crisis in South Africa. The administration of chronic exposure to nyaope induces systemic neurobehavioral alte...
The development of depression frequently impacts epileptic patients due to unmanaged central nervous system changes. This may severely reduce their quality of life. These mental conditions can lead to the administration of illicit drugs for self-medi...
The global drug landscape is undergoing its most profound transformation since the emergence of the modern illicit drug market during the twentieth century. For decades, drug policies, analytical toxicology, forensic science, and public health respon...
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a leading contributor to global morbidity, yet conventional treatments often yield suboptimal outcomes and high relapse rates. Psilocybin-assisted therapy has re-emerged as a potential intervention for s...
Rotator cuff tears are common, and although surgical repair is frequently performed, re-tear and complication rates remain substantial. The impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibito...
Background/Objectives: In a recent meta-analysis of 1186 empirical studies, results showed that impulsivity may be one of the most important predictors of substance use. As such, the current study examined the association between an emerging psycholo...
The nature of the psychedelic experience, and the distinctive phenomenological features it generates, leaves it susceptible to an unresolved epistemological tension between first-person phenomenological reports and claims about the fundamental nature...
Cannabis use among adolescents and young adults has increased alongside legalization, commercialization, and higher product potency. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions to prevent or reduce cannabis use remains heterogeneou...
