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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
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Profiles
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In Silico Design and Synthetic Planning of Novel METTL3 Inhibitors for High- Risk Neuroblastoma
Ostovar, M. (PI), Rossiter, S. (CoI) & Botha, M. (CoI)
5/01/26 → 4/01/27
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) & Munro Wild, H. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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NPS.Finder®
Schifano, F. (CoPI), vento, A. (CoPI), Corkery, J. (Researcher), Guirguis, A. (Researcher), Napoletano, F. (Researcher) & Arillotta, D. (Researcher)
14/11/17 → …
Project: Research
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Gender Differences in Associations Between Problematic Pornography Use and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Insights from a Large-Scale Study
Tinella, L., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Demetrovics, Z., Kraus, S. W., Potenza, M. N., International Sex Survey Consortium & Bőthe, B., 6 Oct 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Depression and Anxiety.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming Student Revision: The Pedagogical Potential of Generative AI
Fergus, S. & Flanagan, C., 2 Sept 2026, In: Journal of Chemical Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists’ psychopharmacology and putative neuropsychiatric associated effects: a Bradford Hill–informed, systematic, evaluation
Schifano, F., De Luca, M. A., Bonaccorso, S., Arillotta, D., Floresta, G., Martinotti, G., Papanti, G. D., Corkery, J. M., Chiappini, S. & Guirguis, A., 21 Aug 2026, In: Current Psychiatry Reports. 28, 17 p., 65.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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