Effects of Antiepileptic Drug Tapering on Episodic Memory as Measured by Virtual Reality Tests by Yvonne Höller, Yvonne Höller, Christopher Höhn, Christopher Höhn, Fabian Schwimmbeck, Fabian Schwimmbeck, Gaën Plancher, Eugen Trinka

“…There was an overall effect of medication when comparing patients taking vs. not taking antiepileptic drugs and/or psychoactive drugs (p = 0.005). Furthermore, there was a within-subject effect of antiepileptic drug load (p = 0.01), indicating lower test performance at higher drug load. …”
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Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme: Risks and Clinical Outcomes by Catarina Oliveira, Rita Filipe, João Meira, Lara Sampaio, Leonor Teixeira, Júlio Rodrigues, Inês Nunes, João Tavares

“…Regarding the clinical outcomes, we highlight: a very high prevalence of hepatitis C (51.7%); severe ongoing consumption of psychoactive drugs (73.7%); and a high rate of depression and anxiety (> 60%), significantly higher in the benzodiazepines-user group. …”
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Non-Invasive Alcohol Concentration Measurement Using a Spectroscopic Module: Outlook for the Development of a Drunk Driving Prevention System by Yechan Cho, Wonjune Lee, Heock Sin, Suseong Oh, Kyo Chang Choi, Jae-Hoon Jun

“…Alcohol acts as a central nervous system depressant and falls under the category of psychoactive drugs. It has the potential to impair vital bodily functions, including cognitive alertness, muscle coordination, and induce fatigue. …”
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Acute Intoxications Involving Synthetic Psychoactive Substances by Sergey A. Vasil'ev, Viktor V. Shilov, Pavel A. Barabanov, Valentin G. Sentsov, Boris B. Yatsinyuk

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a succinic acid derivate, a substrate metabolic agent cytoflavin in patients with acute poisoning with synthetic psychoactive drugs.Materials and methods. A retrospective evaluation of effectiveness of a combined intensive care treatment protocol for 622 patients with acute narcotic poisoning (methadone and synthetic cannabinoids) was carried out. …”
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Immunomodulatory properties of caffeine and caffeine-treated immune cells in depression-like state by E. V. Markova, M. A. Knyazheva

“…The similarity of both phenotypes and functions of the cellular elements of the immune and nervous systems, as well as the unidirectional effect of most psychoactive drugs on the central nervous system and the immune system, determines the interest in studying the immunomodulatory properties of caffeine for a targeted effect on the functional activity of immune cells, with a view to their subsequent use as model objects for the normalization of neuroimmune regulatory connections disturbed in a depressive state. …”
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Association between antidepressant use and delirium in older adults: an analysis of the World Health Organization’s global pharmacovigilance database by Elise-Marie Minoc, Cédric Villain, Soumia Benbrika, Basile Chrétien, Pablo Descatoire, Marie Heraudeau, Marion Sassier, Mélissa Pierre, Olivier Martinaud, Charles Dolladille, Véronique Lelong-Boulouard

“…Abstract Background Psychoactive drugs frequently cause delirium adverse events in older adults. …”
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The Case for TAAR1 as a Modulator of Central Nervous System Function by Grazia Rutigliano, Grazia Rutigliano, Alice Accorroni, Alice Accorroni, Riccardo Zucchi

“…In addition, TAAR1 responds to a number of psychoactive drugs, i.e., amphetamines, ergoline derivatives, bromocriptine and lisuride. …”
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Fatores associados ao uso de benzodiazepínicos no serviço municipal de saúde da cidade de Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brasil Factors associated with benzodiazepine prescripti... by Karleyla Fassarela Firmino, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu, Edson Perini, Sérgia Maria Starling Magalhães

“…Concomitant use of other psychoactive drugs was independently associated with age and participation in health programs. …”
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Imprinting: expanding the extra-pharmacological model of psychedelic drug action to incorporate delayed influences of sets and settings by Nicolas Garel, Julien Thibault Lévesque, Dasha A. Sandra, Justin Lessard-Wajcer, Elizaveta Solomonova, Elizaveta Solomonova, Michael Lifshitz, Michael Lifshitz, Stéphane Richard-Devantoy, Stéphane Richard-Devantoy, Kyle T. Greenway, Kyle T. Greenway, Kyle T. Greenway

“…We identified similar examples of imprinting with diverse psychoactive drugs in past publications, including in the first-ever report of ketamine in human subjects, as well as analogous processes known to underly dreaming.Conclusions/interpretationPast environmental exposures can significantly influence the phenomenology and therapeutic outcomes of psychedelic experiences, yet are underrecognized and understudied. …”
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Association between <i>ABCB1</i> rs2235048 Polymorphism and THC Pharmacokinetics and Subjective Effects following Smoked Cannabis in Young Adults by Justin Matheson, Yollanda J. Zhang, Bruna Brands, Christine M. Wickens, Arun K. Tiwari, Clement C. Zai, James L. Kennedy, Bernard Le Foll

“…Genetic influences on acute responses to psychoactive drugs may contribute to individual variability in addiction risk. …”
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Vitamin D and behavioral disorders in older adults: results from the CLIP study by Lucie Gilbert, Alexis Bourgeais, Spyridon N Karras, Duygu Gezen-Ak, Erdinç Dursun, Cédric Annweiler

“…Age, sex, BMI, education level, comorbidities, MMSE and GDS scores, use psychoactive drugs and vitamin D supplements, and serum concentrations of calcium, parathyroid hormone, TSH and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were used as potential confounders. …”
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Prevalence of sexualized drug use and risk of HIV among sexually active MSM in East and South Asian countries: systematic review and meta‐analysis by Laura Nevendorff, Sophia E. Schroeder, Alisa Pedrana, Adam Bourne, Mark Stoové

“…Abstract Introduction Sexualized drug use (SDU), the use of psychoactive drugs in the context of sexual intercourse, has been identified as a risk factor for HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia. …”
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An mHealth-Delivered Sexual Harm Reduction Tool (PartyPack) for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Usability Study by Kamal Gautam, Kiran Paudel, Jerome Jacobs, Jeffrey A Wickersham, Wan Mohd Ikhtiaruddin, Iskandar Azwa, Rumana Saifi, Sin How Lim, Roman Shrestha

“… BackgroundChemsex—the use of psychoactive drugs to enhance the sexual experience—is an increasing phenomenon globally. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of an mHealth Intervention to Support Men Who Have Sex With Men Engaging in Chemsex (Budd): Single-Case and Pre-Post Experimental Design Study by Corinne Herrijgers, Peter Verboon, Eric Florence, Heidi Vandebosch, Karolien Poels, Tom Platteau

“…Chemsex, the use of psychoactive drugs in a sexual context, presents substantial health risks including increased HIV transmission and mental health issues. …”
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Prevalence of polypharmacy and pharmacotherapy complexity in elderly people living with HIV in Spain. POINT study by Mercedes Gimeno-Gracia, Javier Sánchez-Rubio-Ferrández, María de las Aguas Robustillo-Cortés, Ramón Morillo-Verdugo

“…Antihypertensive and cardiovascular drugs were prescribed to 56.8% of patients, lipid-lowering drugs to 50.0%, antiulcer agents to 33.8% and psychoactive drugs to 32.4%. According to dispensation records, adherence to antiretroviral treatment was 85.1% and to concomitant medication 62.8%. …”
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Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study by Dan Lewer, MSc, Wikum Jayatunga, MSc, Robert W Aldridge, PhD, Chantal Edge, MSc, Michael Marmot, ProfFRCP, Alistair Story, PhD, Andrew Hayward, ProfMD

“…The most unequal causes of death were tuberculosis, opioid use, HIV, psychoactive drugs use, viral hepatitis, and obesity, each with more than two-thirds attributable to inequality. …”
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The Effects of Internet Exposure on Sexual Risk Behavior Among Sexually Experienced Male College Students in China: Cross-sectional Study by Junfang Xu, Yan Luo, Hengjin Dong, Gang Zhao

“…Compared to non-internet partner seekers, internet partner seekers tended to have more casual intercourse (292/542, 53.9% versus 51/503, 10.1%), paid intercourse (32/542, 5.9% versus 12/503, 2.4%), and intercourse with same-sex partners (349/542, 64.4% versus 41/503, 8.2%); they were also more likely to use psychoactive drugs (125/349, 35.8% versus 5/41, 12.2%) and have more than 2 partners. …”
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Efficacy of psilocybin for treating symptoms of depression: systematic review and meta-analysis by Metaxa, A, Clarke, M

“…Objective: To determine the efficacy of psilocybin as an antidepressant compared with placebo or non-psychoactive drugs. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. …”

Frequency of delirium and associated factors in patients from a neurological emergency department by Jesús A. Violante-Villanueva, Moisés E. Lázaro-Jarquín, Jesús Ramírez-Bermúdez, Victoria Martínez-Angeles, Javier A. Galnares-Olalde, Karina Carrillo-Loza, Arturo Martínez-Piña, Xiomara García Salazar, Juan C. López-Hernández

“…Clinical history for risk of delirium: previous delirium (odds ratio [OR] 3.9, 95% CI 2.4-6.1, p = 0.003), stroke (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.4-3.9, p = 0.009), neurosurgery (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2-3.8, p = 0.024), and use of psychoactive drugs (OR 2.5, CI9 5% 1.3-4.6, p = 0.021). …”
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Violencia sexual y problemas asociados en una muestra de usuarias de un centro de salud Sexual violence and related problems in women attending a healthcare center by Luciana Ramos-Lira, María Teresa Saltijeral-Méndez, Martha Romero-Mendoza, Miguel Angel Caballero-Gutiérrez, Nora Angélica Martínez-Vélez

“…An association was found between some forms of sexual violence and depression, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and use of psychoactive drugs. Conclusions. Sexual violence is a severe public health problem that requires implementing specific programs to sensitize and train healthcare providers to prevent it. …”
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