01. Overview of Designer Drugs
Key Points
- Designer drug use is rapidly increasing around the world.
- Designer drug use can be difficult to identify.
- Designer drugs are not detected by routine drug screening tests.
- Intoxication and withdrawal syndromes may be difficult to distinguish from those of other psychoactive substances.
- Designer drug intoxication and withdrawal syndromes may be difficult to treat.
- Syndromes may be longer and more intense than those of other psychoactive substances.
- There are no currently available antidotes, except for opioids.
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