Tramadol, captagon and khat use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: opening Pandora's box

As defined by the World Health Organization, the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), given its special geopolitical situation and internal/external conflicts, faces an increase in illegal activities such as drug production and trafficking, highlighting the need for a comprehensive understanding of t...

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Autores principales: Mohaddes Ardabili, Hossein, Akbari, Abolfazl, Rafei, Parnian, Butner, JL, Khan, Riaz, Khazaal, Yasser, Arab, Abdulmalik Zuhair, Qazizada, Mohammed Rafiq, Al-Ansari, Basma, Baldacchino, Alexander Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Thematic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9540563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36287793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.53
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Sumario:As defined by the World Health Organization, the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), given its special geopolitical situation and internal/external conflicts, faces an increase in illegal activities such as drug production and trafficking, highlighting the need for a comprehensive understanding of the substance use situation. On the basis of a review of published papers between 2015 and 2021 we briefly review substance use in the EMR with special focus on the emerging drugs pertinent to this region, namely tramadol, captagon and khat.

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