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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dr Michelle Botha
- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research
- Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit
- Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science
- Centre for Research in Mechanisms of Disease and Drug Discovery
- School of Life and Medical Sciences
Person: Academic
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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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Development and Characterization of a Duckweed-Based Biostimulant (DWEBS) for Enhanced Crop Growth and Stress Resistance
Barrero Sicilia, C. (PI) & Stair, J. (CoI)
9/09/24 → 8/09/25
Project: Research
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Bootstrap: Boosting Societal Adaptation and Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalising, Post-Pandemic Europe
Fineberg, N. (PI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Trivedi, D. (CoI), Jones, J. (CoI), Pellegrini, L. (CoI), Corazza, O. (CoI) & Hall, N. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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BUV Wales : Evaluation of the introduction and effectiveness of Buvidal across Wales
Schifano, F. (PI)
1/06/23 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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From Veterinary Medicine to Illicit Drug Supply: Utilising Social Media to Explore the Rising Emergence of Veterinary Medicines in Human Health
Dunn, J., Schifano, F., Dudley, E., Arillotta, D. & Guirguis, A., 7 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Brain Sciences. brainsci-3441658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Screening and Quantification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist 5F-MDMB-PINACA from Seized Prison Paper Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Approaches
Vaccaro, G., Stair, J., Kirton, S., Baker, D. & Guirguis, A., 7 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Drug Testing and Analysis. p. 1-7 7 p., 3864.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sexual satisfaction across cultures, genders, languages, and sexual orientations: Validation of the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction
Paquette, M.-M., Bergeron, S., Bigras, N., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., Ballester-Arnal, R., Batthyány, D., Billieux, J., Briken, P., Burkauskas, J., Cárdenas-López, G., Carvalho, J., Calvo-Castro, J., Chen, L., Ciocca, G., Corazza, O. & Csako, R. I. & 50 others, , 16 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review