Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Joshua Simmons

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• Research Article
  Alarming Trends in a Novel Class of Designer Drugs
  Author(s): Owen Mc Grane, Joshua Simmons, Eric Jacobson and Carl SkinnerOwen Mc Grane, Joshua Simmons, Eric Jacobson and Carl Skinner
  
  Recent years have shown an increase in the use of the so-called “designer drugs.” This term is usually applied to recreational drugs that are new, synthetic and emerge as unscheduled drugs since they have not been in existence long enough to be illegal. These drugs are usually available at “head shops”, tobacco stores, gas stations and via the internet. Several such classes have gained increasing notoriety in the past 3-4 years, especially Spice and bath salts. One class that has gone almost unrecognized is the 2C class. The 2C’s are a class of synthetic hallucinogens known as phenethylamines, the same class as the naturally occurring drug mescaline. Few case reports of actual overdoses from 2C compounds have been reported, but some of the physical stigmata of use or overdose are thought to be pupil dilation, facial flushi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.1000108

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