ArticleBrain sciences2020
What about "Pharming"? Issues Regarding the Misuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs.
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- Over-the-counter Psychosis: A Systematic Review of the Misuse of Antihistamines, Cough Medicines, and Decongestants and the Risk of Developing Psychosis.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Methylphenidate abuse and misuse in patients affected with a psychiatric disorder and a substance use disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The Benzydamine Experience: A Systematic Review of Benzydamine Abuse.Current neuropharmacology · 2021Pooled it
- Focus on Over-the-Counter Drugs' Misuse: A Systematic Review on Antihistamines, Cough Medicines, and Decongestants.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical Characteristics of Over-The-Counter Drug Misusers in Psychiatric Practice in Japan: Comparison by Type of Drug Misused for the First Time.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Over-The-Counter Drug Misusers in Psychiatric Practice in Japan: Comparison Between Codeine Misusers and Dextromethorphan Misusers.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and perception toward new psychoactive substances among Saudi university students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Abuse of gabapentinoids in individuals with substance use disorders.Journal of forensic sciences · 2025Article
- Expecting medication misuse: a proactive approach to drug discovery to prevent fatal overdose.Future medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- A case report of pregabalin misuse leading to drug dependence.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Qualitative analysis of blood from patients engaging in deliberate self-harm: Differences between prescribed and detected drugs.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2024Article
- Case report: Additional grounds for tighter regulation? A case series of five women with zolpidem dependence from a Brazilian women-specific substance use disorder outpatient service.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Codeine and promethazine: Exploratory study on "lean" or "sizzurp" using national survey data and an online forum.PloS one · 2024Article
- An Update on Psychoactive Substances: Pharmacology and Toxicology Issues.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- French national addictovigilance follow-up of zolpidem between 2014 and 2020: evolution of drug abuse, misuse and dependence before and after the regulatory change.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Prescription drug dependence with and without concurrent illicit drug use: a multicenter cross-sectional survey among an addiction treatment seeking population.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Knowledge and Use of Over-the-counter Drugs in Italy: An Exploratory Survey-based Study in the General Population.Current neuropharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Recently, a range of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs have emerged as being used recreationally, either on their own or in combination with other substances, both licit and illicit, including new psychoactive substances (NPS). Among them, the misuse of prescription drugs involves not only traditionally recorded substances, such as benzodiazepines and opioid pain relievers, but also gabapentinoids (e.g., pregabalin and gabapentin); some antidepressants, e.g., bupropion and venlafaxine; some second-generation antipsychotics, e.g., quetiapine and olanzapine. Moreover, the use of some OTC for recreational purposes appears on the increase, especially in vulnerable categories such as young people/youths, including the use of high dosages of the antidiarrheal loperamide; first-generation antihistamines, e.g., promethazine, cyclizine, and diphenhydramine; cough and cold preparations containing dextromethorphan and/or codeine. In this context, the role of the Internet has rapidly increased, playing a significant role both in the diffusion of emerging trends of drug misuse among users and experimenters, and the marketing, sale, and distribution of drugs through online pharmacies. This phenomenon within the context of a rapidly modifying drug scenario is a globally recognized health problem, determining severe adverse consequences, including fatalities, and represents a challenge for clinicians in general, psychiatrists, public health, and drug-control policies.
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