Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Unit facilitates the development of powerful working groups who have had considerable success in gaining EU-based external funding, and producing high-impact research.
The Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research Unit has a close connection, some shared membership and interests with the Medicinal and Analytical Chemistry Group (MACG), particularly in respect of NPS and natural products.
Research areas
The Unit has carried out research projects in a range of areas, including:
- Epidemiology of drug misuse, including drug mortality and 'near misses', and associated indicators
- Pharmacovigilance/toxicovigilance approaches in assessing the abuse potential of prescription and 'over the counter' drugs
- Web-based studies of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and traditional drugs
- Deep web; dark net; and NPS trading
- NPS and preclinical pharmacological issues
- Analytical chemistry issues relating to NPS
- Performance- and Image-Enhancing (PIEDs; lifestyle drugs) drugs’ misuse
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Profiles
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Professor Ornella Corazza
- Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science
- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research
- Centre for Future Societies Research
- Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit
- School of Life and Medical Sciences
Person: Academic Manager, Academic
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Bootstrap: Boosting Societal Adaptation and Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalising, Post-Pandemic Europe
Fineberg, N., Wellsted, D., Trivedi, D., Jones, J., Pellegrini, L. & Corazza, O.
1/07/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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31 March 2023: Identification, selection, characterization and optimisation of antimicrobial proteins from food insects and indigenous chickens’ skin and feathers as ingredients for food and industrial applications
Ren, G., Timms, A., Fitt, B., Stair, J., Oloo, B., Nduko, J., Ogendo, J. & Mungai, N.
1/10/22 → …
Project: Research
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The eleven-item alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST-11): Cross-cultural psychometric evaluation across 42 countries
Sungkyunkwan University's Research Team, 26 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 165, p. 16-27 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the Evolving Nature of Novel Psychoactive Substances: Mapping 10 Years of Research
Carollo, A., Corazza, O., Rabin, O., Coppola, A. & Esposito, G., 22 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions and Health. p. 1-13 13 p., 100055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An update on psychoactive substances: Pharmacology and Toxicology issues
Chiappini, S. & Schifano, F., 18 Aug 2023, In: Pharmaceuticals. 16, 8, p. 1-4 4 p., 1177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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