Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances

Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that clinicians face when dealing with NPS and discusses how the profile of patients and their socio-demographic characteristics frame the serious public health concern that NPS pose. It presents various clinical cases, as well as detailed accounts of symptoms, psychopathology, toxicity, and overall clinical management that NPS require. This handbook brings together a unique collection of chapters written by leading experts in the field, who have felt the need to share their knowledge and experience to improve the clinical practice on NPS and the wellbeing of their patients.

Ornella Corazza, MA, PhD, is a Reader in Substance Addictions and Behaviours at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), where she leads a multidisciplinary team across a diverse portfolio in public health and drug policy research. Results of her work have been presented in over a hundred peer-reviewed publications, policy reports and invited lectures internationally.Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, MD, PhD, specializes in the crossover of psychiatry, substance abuse, health economics, and international health policy. He is currently Gillings Fellow in Global Public Health at the University of Cambridge (UK) and assistant professor at Maastricht University (Netherlands). He has held appointments at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science, working extensively on substance misuse and New Psychoactive Substances.