ArticleCase reports in psychiatry2016
Severe Psychosis, Drug Dependence, and Hepatitis C Related to Slamming Mephedrone.
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- New Psychoactive Substances Toxicity: A Systematic Review of Acute and Chronic Psychiatric Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Mental Health Symptoms Associated with Sexualized Drug Use (Chemsex) among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Long-Term Health Outcomes of People with HIV Engaged in Chemsex: A Prospective Cohort Study on Drug Use, Sexual Behaviour, Sexually-Transmitted Infections and Vulnerability.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2025Article
- Chemsex, sexualized drug use and emotional vulnerability among men who have sex with men (MSM): a one-month survey in a STI/HIV center.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Chem-Sex Inventory Scale (CSI): A Tool to Assess the Mental Health Risk of Chemsex Behaviors in Men Who Have Sex with Men.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Review
- Descriptive study on substance uses and risk of sexually transmitted infections in the practice of Chemsex in Spain.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- [Clostridium perfringens abscess in parenteral drug users].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023Article
- Lethal Lust: Suicidal Behavior and Chemsex-A Narrative Review of the Literature.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Chemsex and Psychosis: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- [Chemsex : A new challenge in addiction medicine and infectious diseases].Der Nervenarzt · 2022Review
- Vulnerability factors for mephedrone-induced conditioned place preference in rats-the impact of sex differences, social-conditioning and stress.Psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Abuse potential and toxicity of the synthetic cathinones (i.e., "Bath salts").Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2020Review
- Threats to Mental Health Facilitated by Dating Applications Use Among Men Having Sex With Men.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Review
- The Bridge Between Classical and "Synthetic"/Chemical Psychoses: Towards a Clinical, Psychopathological, and Therapeutic Perspective.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Review
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- Clinical Pharmacology of the Synthetic Cathinone Mephedrone.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2017Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background. Synthetic cathinones (SCs), also known as "bath salts," are β-ketone amphetamine compounds derived from cathinone, a psychoactive substance found in Catha edulis. Mephedrone is the most representative SC. Slamming is the term used for the intravenous injection of these substances in the context of chemsex parties, in order to enhance sex experiences. Using IV mephedrone may lead to diverse medical and psychiatric complications like psychosis, aggressive behavior, and suicide ideation. Case. We report the case of a 25-year-old man admitted into a psychiatric unit, presenting with psychotic symptoms after slamming mephedrone almost every weekend for the last 4 months. He presents paranoid delusions, intense anxiety, and visual and kinesthetic hallucinations. He also shows intense craving, compulsive drug use, general malaise, and weakness. After four weeks of admission and antipsychotic treatment, delusions completely disappear. The patient is reinfected with hepatitis C. Discussion. Psychiatric and medical conditions related to chemsex and slamming have been reported in several European cities, but not in Spain. Psychotic symptoms have been associated with mephedrone and other SCs' consumption, with the IV route being prone to produce more severe symptomatology and addictive conducts. In the case we report, paranoid psychosis, addiction, and medical complications are described.
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