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New Psychoactive Substances: An Analytical Chemistry Perspective. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry Volume 112

  • Book

  • March 2026
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6250360

New Psychoactive Substances: An Analytical Chemistry Perspective, Volume 112 introduces new information on psychoactive drugs, including their identification and quantification, and paying attention to three main aspects: the target molecules, the analytical tools and the matrices in which the new psychoactive substances (NPS) can be found. Topics in this new release include Sensors for the detection of New Psychoactive Substances, New psychoactive substances: pharmacology and impact on human health, Spectroscopic techniques, from (onsite) screening and identification to structure elucidation of new psychoactive substances, Liquid chromatography- Mass spectrometry for comprehensive research of NPS, and much more.

Other sections cover Determination of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in hair samples, New psychoactive substances as abuse drugs, The legal framework about NPS, Phenethylamines and amphetamine type derived drugs, Naturally based mystic drugs, Ambient pressure mass spectrometry in the forensic analysis of NPS, NPS - drugs to circumvent laws, Analysis of wastewater, and many more timely topics.

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Table of Contents

1. New psychoactive substances as abuse drugs
Daniel Gallart Mateu
2. New psychoactive substances: pharmacology and impact on human health
Mar�a Isabel Colado Meg�a, Mar�a Dolores Guti�rrez L�pez, Rebeca Vidal Casado and Esther O'Shea
3. The legal framework about NPS
Clara P�rez-Alfonso Sr.
PART II. New psychoactive substances and their effects
4. Designer Benzodiazepines
Pietro Brunetti and Arianna Giorgetti
5. Synthetic Cannabinoids: Pharmacological Profile, Analytical Challenges, and Forensic Implications
Jo�o Pedro Silva, Helena Carmo, F�lix Dias Carvalho, Rafaela Silva, Rita Roque-Bravo, Catarina Pereira-Teixeira and Paula Guedes de Pinho
6. New synthetic opioids
Daniela Wissenbach, Hans H. Maurer and Dirk K. Wissenbach
7. Synthetic cathinones: Pharmacology, toxicological action and analytical approach
Daniel Gallart Mateu
8. Phenethylamines and amphetamine type derived drugs
Aline Thais Bruni and Caio Henrique Pinke Rodrigues
9. Tryptamine based drugs
Shaun Greene
10. Arylcyclohexylamines type drugs
David Wood, Paul I. Dargan and Marcus Warriner
11. Naturally based mystic drugs
Francesc A. Esteve-Turrillas