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A Brief Overview of the Clinical Pharmacology of “Club Drugs”

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Pages 1189-1201 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Four different “club drugs” are reviewed: MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, “Ecstasy”), GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), ketamine, and Rohypnol® (flunitrazepam). The neurobiology, clinical pharmacology, and treatment issues for each are discussed.

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Notes on contributors

Gena Covell Britt

Elinore McCance-Katz, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University. She specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders in those with infectious diseases, particularly HIV disease.

Elinore F. McCance-Katz

Gena Covell Britt, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been doing research in the substance abuse field for the past 11 years.

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