Club Drugs: Psychotropic Effects and Psychopathological Characteristics of a Sample of Inpatients
Giovanni Martinotti, Attilio Negri, Stefania Schiavone, Chiara Montemitro, Chiara Vannini, Gaia Baroni, Mauro Pettorruso, Fabio De‐giorgio, Raffaele Giorgetti, Valeria Verrastro, Luigia Trabace, Andrés Domblás García, Ivan E. Castro, Juan Iglesias Lopez, C. Merino Del Villar, Fabrizio Schifano, Massimo Di Giannantonio
Frontiers in Psychiatry August 31, 2020 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00879 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractRecreational drug use among holidaymakers in Ibiza often involves multiple substances, both traditional and novel, leading to acute psychiatric emergencies. The pattern of poly-substance use is linked to a range of psychopathological consequences. Better understanding of the specific effects of individual drugs, clearer diagnostic signs and symptoms, and long-term follow-up studies are needed.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Holidaymakers in Ibiza who presented with acute psychiatric symptoms related to recreational drug use |
| Keywords | Psychopathology Psychiatry Medicine Stimulant Substance abuse |
| Citations | 22 |
| Key finding | Recreational drug use in Ibiza is characterized by poly-use of traditional and novel substances, resulting in various acute psychiatric consequences. |
Abstract
In this study, we described the acute psychiatric presentations related to recreational drug use in subjects on holiday in Ibiza. The use of psychoactive substances was characterized by poly-use of both traditional and novel substances, with several psychopathological consequences. Future research should focus on a better understanding of the psychopathological effects of specific substances, defining signs and symptoms to help make a differential diagnosis and prospectively examine long-term effects.