Textbook of Clinical Management of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances: NEPTUNE Clinical Guidance

There are global concerns about the proliferation and misuse of club  drugs and novel psychoactive substances, yet we know little about their  harms and research on clinical management and treatment remains limited.  This book fills the knowledge gap by providing a detailed overview of  the research evidence available to date. The book provides a framework  that allows readers to understand this large number of new drugs, using  classifications based on primary psychoactive effect. Within this  framework, the book provides detailed reviews of the more commonly used  drugs. Each chapter explores pharmacology, patterns and mode of use,  acute and chronic harms, and clinical interventions supported by  research evidence. An invaluable resource for clinical staff, this book  will support clinicians working in the emergency department, substance  misuse and addiction services, mental health services, primary care,  sexual health services and more. It will also be of interest to  academics and those developing drug policy.

Tackles a global  public health issue and clinical challenges of rapidly changing drug  patterns and limited knowledge of the harms of new psychoactive  substances
Provides a detailed summary of the up-to-date research evidence on the main club drugs and novel psychoactive substances
Improves clinicians' ability to understand new substances that will emerge
Offers  authoritative and comprehensive guidance accessible to a wide range of  clinicians and other practitioners working within substance  misuse/addiction services, emergency departments, primary care, sexual  health and mental health services