Herbal Drugs of Abuse

Abstract

Ghosh A, Ghosh T

Substances taken for nonmedical reasons, usually for their mind-altering effects, are called drugs of abuse. The use of psychoactive plants as drugs of abuse has had a long tradition. Most commonly abused drugs extracted from or based on natural products are illicit substances, such as cannabis products, morphine, or cocaine, but other herbal products used to produce a “high” are becoming increasingly popular drugs of abuse. Unfortunately, these “new herbal drugs” are falsely labelled as safe and legal. Health care professionals must be cognizant of this emerging problem as increased media coverage and marketing have made these products accessible and recognizable to many young adults and teenagers. This article gives a brief view of some herbal drugs of abuse, and their current trends of use.<

How to Cite this Article
Pubmed Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. Herbal Drugs of Abuse. SRP. 2010; 1(2): 141-145.
doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060

Web Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. Herbal Drugs of Abuse. http://www.sysrevpharm.org/?mno=302644618 [Access: March 28, 2021]. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. Herbal Drugs of Abuse. SRP. 2010; 1(2): 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. Herbal Drugs of Abuse. SRP. (2010), [cited March 28, 2021]; 1(2): 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



Harvard Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T (2010) Herbal Drugs of Abuse. SRP, 1 (2), 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



Turabian Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. 2010. Herbal Drugs of Abuse. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 1 (2), 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



Chicago Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. "Herbal Drugs of Abuse." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 1 (2010), 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T. "Herbal Drugs of Abuse." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 1.2 (2010), 141-145. Print. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ghosh A, Ghosh T (2010) Herbal Drugs of Abuse. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 1 (2), 141-145. doi:10.4103/0975-8453.75060


Most Viewed Articles
  • Dental Development between Assisted Reproductive Therapy (Art) and Natural Conceived Children: A Comparative Pilot Study Norzaiti Mohd Kenali, Naimah Hasanah Mohd Fathil, Norbasyirah Bohari, Ahmad Faisal Ismail, Roszaman Ramli SRP. 2020; 11(1): 01-06 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2020.1.01
  • Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of life instrument, short form: Validity in the Vietnamese healthcare context Trung Quang Vo*, Bao Tran Thuy Tran, Ngan Thuy Nguyen, Tram ThiHuyen Nguyen, Thuy Phan Chung Tran SRP. 2020; 11(1): 14-22 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1.3
  • A Review of Pharmacoeconomics: the key to “Healthcare for All” Hasamnis AA, Patil SS, Shaik Imam, Narendiran K SRP. 2019; 10(1): s40-s42 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1s.21
  • Deuterium Depleted Water as an Adjuvant in Treatment of Cancer Anton Syroeshkin, Olga Levitskaya, Elena Uspenskaya, Tatiana Pleteneva, Daria Romaykina, Daria Ermakova SRP. 2019; 10(1): 112-117 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1.19
Most Downloaded
  • Dental Development between Assisted Reproductive Therapy (Art) and Natural Conceived Children: A Comparative Pilot Study Norzaiti Mohd Kenali, Naimah Hasanah Mohd Fathil, Norbasyirah Bohari, Ahmad Faisal Ismail, Roszaman Ramli SRP. 2020; 11(1): 01-06 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2020.1.01
  • Manilkara zapota (L.) Royen Fruit Peel: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review Karle Pravin P, Dhawale Shashikant C SRP. 2019; 10(1): 11-14 » doi: 0.5530/srp.2019.1.2
  • Pharmacognostic and Phytopharmacological Overview on Bombax ceiba Pankaj Haribhau Chaudhary, Mukund Ganeshrao Tawar SRP. 2019; 10(1): 20-25 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1.4
  • A Review of Pharmacoeconomics: the key to “Healthcare for All” Hasamnis AA, Patil SS, Shaik Imam, Narendiran K SRP. 2019; 10(1): s40-s42 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1s.21
  • A Prospective Review on Phyto-Pharmacological Aspects of Andrographis paniculata Govindraj Akilandeswari, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Palanisamy Sampathkumar, Puthamohan Vinayaga Moorthi, Basavaraju Preethi SRP. 2019; 10(1): 15-19 » doi: 10.5530/srp.2019.1.3