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2. www.addictiongroup.org · drugs · otherDesigner Drugs: Types, Effects, and Serious Risks

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Designer drugs are made to avoid classification as illegal. They are often designed to be undetectable on drug tests. Most designer drugs try to imitate cocaine, ecstasy, and other stimulants.

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   What are designer drugs?

   • Designer drugs are man-made drug compounds developed to mimic the effects of illegal drugs. Many designer drugs are a combination of several drugs. Designer drugs are made to avoid classification as illegal. They are often designed to be undetectable on drug tests. Most designer drugs try to imitate cocaine, ecstasy, and other stimulants.

   Designer Drugs: Types, Effects, and Serious Risks - Addiction Group

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   What are “designer drugs” & “legal highs”?

   • The terms “designer drugs” and “legal highs” are used to refer to substances such as synthetic marijuana and “bath salts” that are engineered in laboratories to recreate or simulate the effects of traditional illicit drugs such as amphetamines, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, ketamine, and others.

   The Scary Facts About Designer Drugs and Legal Highs

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   What is the mechanism of action and adverse effects of designer drugs?

   • Overall, the mechanism of action and adverse effects of designer drugs are similar to traditional drugs of abuse. Stimulants, such as amphetamines and cathinones, primarily interact with monoamine transporters and mostly induce sympathomimetic adverse effects.

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   How long have designer drugs been used?

   • Each individual designer drug has existed for only short periods of time—a few years on average—and has been used by relatively small numbers of people, so there is very little data about the best treatment strategies for each substance.

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4. drugabuse.com · drugs · designer-drugsThe Scary Facts About Designer Drugs and Legal Highs

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   Aug 8, 2024 · What are designer drugs? Learn facts about popular legal designer drugs and find treatment for legal high addiction.

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6. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · Designer_drugDesigner drug - Wikipedia

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   A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. [1]

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8. www.britannica.com · science · designer-drugDesigner drugs | Synthesis, Effects & Risks | Britannica

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   Designer drugs, in popular usage, illegal synthetic, laboratory-made chemicals. Although the term is not precisely defined, it is understood to refer to commonly abused drugs such as fentanyl, ketamine, LSD, PCP, quaaludes, methcathinone, and GHB (gammahydroxy butyrate), as well as to amphetamine.

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9. nida.nih.gov · research-topics · emerging-drug-trendsEmerging Drug Trends | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Emerging drugs, which include designer drugs and new psychoactive substances, are substances that have appeared or become more popular in the drug market in recent years. Emerging drugs have unpredictable health effects. They may be as powerful or more powerful than existing drugs, and may be fatal.

10. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · pmc · articlesDesigner drugs: mechanism of action and adverse effects

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    Apr 6, 2020 · Because of their novelty, designer drugs may remain undetected by routine drug screening, thus hampering evaluations of adverse effects. Intoxication reports suggest that several designer drugs are used concurrently, posing a high risk for severe adverse effects and even death.

11. www.therecoveryvillage.com · designer-drugsWhat are Designer Drugs? Definition, Types, and Effects

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    Aug 10, 2023 · Designer drugs are manufactured to mimic the effects of illegal drugs, while being chemically different enough to avoid being classified as illicit.