Focus on Adolescent Use of Club Drugs and "Other" Substances.
Janet F Williams, Leslie H Lundahl
Pediatric clinics of North America December 1, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.013 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAdolescents use a wide variety of club drugs and other abusable substances, including both well-known and newly custom-designed compounds, which pose high potential for acute and chronic direct and interactive effects. The article reviews dextromethorphan, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), gamma-hydroxybutyrate, inhalants, ketamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, phencyclidine, Salvia divinorum (salvia), synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic cathinones (bath salts). It emphasizes the need for vigilance in anticipating and recognizing new effects and drug-drug interactions as novel substances continue to be manufactured and marketed to meet substance use trends.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Adolescents |
| Keywords | Adolescents Club drugs Designer drugs Hallucinogens Inhalants |
| Citations | 22 |
| Key finding | Clinicians must maintain vigilance to anticipate and recognize the new effects and drug-drug interactions arising from the wide variety of known and custom-designed substances used by adolescents. |
Abstract
Club drugs and "other" abusable substances are briefly overviewed as a reminder about the wide variety of known and unknown substances used by adolescents, the high potential for direct and interactive substance use effects to manifest acutely and chronically, and the vigilance needed to anticipate and recognize the new effects and drug-drug interactions arising as novel substances continue to be custom "designed," manufactured, and marketed to meet substance use trends. This article discusses dextromethorphan, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), gamma-hydroxybutyrate, inhalants, ketamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, phencyclidine, Salvia divinorum (salvia), synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic cathinones (bath salts).