
doi: 10.1002/cpt.462
pmid: 27564430
The concepts behind current “designer drugs” are not new. For several centuries, chemical synthesis has made drugs more specific and more selective. However, headline designer drugs now are different and a serious public health problem because they are illicit unregulated chemical knockoffs of approved psychoactive stimulant, sedative, or perception‐altering controlled substances.
Psychotropic Drugs, Illicit Drugs, Substance-Related Disorders, Humans, Public Health, Designer Drugs
Psychotropic Drugs, Illicit Drugs, Substance-Related Disorders, Humans, Public Health, Designer Drugs
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