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AddictionJuly 14, 2026

Ketamine and Synthetic Cathinones Appeared in Italian ED Drug Toxicity Cases

TL;DR: A 2026 observational study in International Journal of Legal Medicine found that cocaine dominated analytically confirmed recreational drug toxicity cases in one Bologna emergency department, while ketamine was common and all new-psychoactive-substance-…

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AddictionJune 19, 2026

New Psychoactive Stimulants and Hallucinogens Found in 70 Fatal Poisonings

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports found 70 known Australian fatal poisonings involving new psychoactive stimulants and hallucinogens (NPSH), a category of newer stimulant- or hallucinogen-like drugs that often appeared alongside other…

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Ketamine and Synthetic Cathinones Appeared in Italian ED Drug Toxicity Cases

New Psychoactive Stimulants and Hallucinogens Found in 70 Fatal Poisonings

The findings. The context. The caveats.