Jani Pestana, Franca Beccaria, Enrico Petrilli,
... and modalities of psychedelic substance use in the psychonaut community that is hosted on the Reddit platform (r/psychonaut). Psychonauts are sometimes described as responsible drug users. Elements ... on harm reduction and its practical implication. Investigating psychonauts’ substance use can highlight what responsible use means ... analysis of posts and comments on the r/psychonaut subreddit was completed. In total, 350 posts were ... findings that indicate important change happening in the psychonaut subculture.
Tópico(s): Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
2020 - Emerald Publishing Limited | Drugs and Alcohol Today
... It is often the drug enthusiasts known as psychonauts, who experiment with new substances and document their ... arising from misinformation, especially regarding novel substances, many psychonauts attend festivals hoping to help reduce it. However, ... article draws on participant observation and interviews with psychonauts at transformational festivals, supported by an online qualitative ... drug policy environments. Understanding of drug experiences gave psychonaut sitters and mentors advantages over other festival support ...
Tópico(s): Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
2018 - Taylor & Francis | Drugs Education Prevention and Policy
Laura Orsolini, Gabriele Duccio Papanti, Giulia Francesconi, Fabrizio Schifano,
... compounds and combinations. These users, also called "e-psychonauts," may possess levels of technical knowledge relating to ... project aimed at identifying and describing the e-psychonauts' socio-demographic characteristics and their motivations and patterns ... Data were collected between January and February 2014. Psychonauts typically considered themselves as "psychedelic researchers," "new Shamans," " ... reporting their own "on drug" experiences. The e-psychonauts seemed to "test" and at times synthesize a ... able to attract the attention of the e-psychonauts.
Tópico(s): Spam and Phishing Detection
2015 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
Sara Rolando, Franca Beccaria,
... and new psychoactive substances (NPS) on an Italian psychonauts’ online community in order to gain a better understanding of the psychonauts’ profiles by scrutinising their main motives for consumption, ... generalised interest in harm reduction suggests that the psychonauts’ attitude may be a protective factor against adverse ... address a misleading use of the term e-psychonauts recently introduced by some scholars whose’s studies ...
Tópico(s): Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
2019 - Emerald Publishing Limited | Drugs and Alcohol Today
Laura Orsolini, Paul St John‐Smith, Daniel McQueen, Duccio Papanti, John Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano,
... a new behavioral pattern (e.g. 'the e-psychonaut style') of novel psychoactive substances' (NPS) intake, a ... needed.A range of evolutionary interpretations on the 'psychonaut style' and the recent emergency of NPS were ... based documents commenting on NPS/NPS users/e-psychonauts.The traditional 'shamanic style' use of entheogens/plant- ... with a range of similarities with the 'e-psychonauts' use of mostly of hallucinogen/psychedelic NPS. These ...
Tópico(s): Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
2016 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Neuropharmacology
Valeria Catalani, John Corkery, Amira Guirguis, Flavia Napoletano, Davide Arillotta, Caroline Zangani, Alessandro Vento, Fabrizio Schifano,
... and categorising psychedelic molecules from a list of psychonaut websites and NPS online resources; and b) comparing ... NPS scenarios. The results show the interest of psychonauts, and maybe of the much larger community of ' ...
Tópico(s): Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
2021 - Elsevier BV | European Neuropsychopharmacology
Flavia Napoletano, Fabrizio Schifano, John Corkery, Amira Guirguis, Davide Arillotta, Caroline Zangani, Alessandro Vento,
... crawler (NPSfinder®), the present study aimed at assessing psychonaut fora/platforms to better understand the online situation ... was either described as having nootropic abilities by psychonauts or if it was listed among the known ...
Tópico(s): Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
2020 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Psychiatry
Caroline Zangani, Fabrizio Schifano, Flavia Napoletano, Davide Arillotta, Liam Gilgar, Amira Guirguis, John Corkery, Orsola Gambini, Alessandro Vento,
... web-based drug enthusiasts (i.e. the e-psychonauts). Among NPS, the range of synthetic cannabinoids (SC; ‘ ... NPS.Finder®), the present study aimed at assessing psychonauts’ fora/platforms to better understand the online mentions ...
Tópico(s): Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
2020 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Neuropharmacology
Davide Arillotta, Fabrizio Schifano, Flavia Napoletano, Caroline Zangani, Liam Gilgar, Amira Guirguis, John Corkery, Eugenio Aguglia, Alessandro Vento,
... is regularly searched and discussed online by e-psychonauts. Among NPS, the range of prescription/non-prescription ... NPS.Finder®) the present study aimed at assessing psychonaut fora/platforms to better understand the online situation ...
Tópico(s): Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
2020 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Neuroscience
Laura Orsolini, Michela Ciccarese, Duccio Papanti, Domenico De Berardis, Amira Guirguis, John Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano,
... occurrence of a new 'drug culture' (e.g., psychonauts) who consume a great variety of NPS with ... combining a dual search strategy coming from online psychonauts' experiences and English literature searches on the PubMed/ ...
Tópico(s): Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
2018 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Psychiatry
Kate O’Brien, Caroline Chatwin, Charlie Jenkins, Fiona Measham,
... study illustrate that what we term the cyber-psychonauts are well equipped to make a valuable contribution ... related harm. Conclusions: We argue that the cyber-psychonauts are well placed to contribute to NPS-related ...
Tópico(s): Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
2014 - Taylor & Francis | Drugs Education Prevention and Policy
Journal Article Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind Get access Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, ...
Tópico(s): Neurology and Historical Studies
2023 - Oxford University Press | Social History of Medicine
Fabrizio Schifano, Stefania Chiappini, John Corkery, Norbert Scherbaum, Amira Guirguis,
... enthusiasts of new/novel psychoactive substances (NPS), 'e-psychonauts'. Currently ongoing related in silico studies, followed by ...
Tópico(s): Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
2021 - Elsevier BV | Current Opinion in Pharmacology
Valeria Catalani, Davide Arillotta, John Corkery, Amira Guirguis, Alessandro Vento, Fabrizio Schifano,
... NPS discussed on a range of drug enthusiasts/psychonauts' websites/fora at the time of the pandemic; ... to automatically scan 24/7 a list of psychonaut websites and NPS online resources. The NPSs identified ...
Tópico(s): Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
2021 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Psychiatry
Laura Orsolini, John Corkery, Stefania Chiappini, Amira Guirguis, Alessandro Vento, Domenico De Berardis, Duccio Papanti, Fabrizio Schifano,
... to obtain further clinical/pharmacological/ toxicological data, including psychonauts' online trip reports.First designer BZDs appeared as ...
Tópico(s): Treatment of Major Depression
2020 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Neuropharmacology
Fabrizio Schifano, Flavia Napoletano, Davide Arillotta, Caroline Zangani, Liam Gilgar, Amira Guirguis, John Corkery, Alessandro Vento,
... of synthetic cathinones mentioned in a range of psychonaut, NPS‐related, online sources; and (ii) describe the ... Conclusion The proportion of cathinones commented on by psychonaut fora appeared to be relatively small, and similar ...
Tópico(s): Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
2019 - Wiley | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Zoe Davey, Fabrizio Schifano, Ornella Corazza, Paolo Deluca,
... forum communities.MethodsWithin the framework of the larger Psychonaut Web Mapping project, eight English-language drug forums ...
Tópico(s): Open Source Software Innovations
2012 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Mental Health
Paolo Deluca, Zoe Davey, Ornella Corazza, Lucia Di Furia, Magı́ Farré, Liv Flesland, Miia Mannonen, Aino Majava, Teuvo Peltoniemi, Manuela Pasinetti, Cinzia Pezzolesi, Norbert Scherbaum, Holger Siemann, Arvid Skutle, Marta Torrens, Peer van der Kreeft, Erik Iversen, Fabrizio Schifano,
... outcomes of the 2-year European Union funded Psychonaut Web Mapping Project which aimed at developing and ...
Tópico(s): Psychedelics and Drug Studies
2012 - Elsevier BV | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Fabrizio Schifano, Mauro Leoni, Giovanni Martinotti, Salman Rawaf, Francesco Rovetto,
... for the treatment of drug-related disorders? The Psychonaut 2002 project is aimed to create a new ...
Tópico(s): Web visibility and informetrics
2003 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | CyberPsychology & Behavior
Sulaf Assi, Aidan Keenan, Abdullah Al Hamid,
... toxicity of cocaine from the perspectives' of e-psychonauts.A qualitative study was conducted using six popular ... were related to cocaine characteristics and use, e-psychonauts' knowledge and experience, desired effects and adverse events. ... dealers, dark web and surface web. Hence, e-psychonauts recommended purchase of cocaine from known dealers rather than websites with unknown sources. E-psychonauts mainly used cocaine in social context and parties ... Online discussion forums allowed the understanding of e-psychonauts' experience with cocaine use. Not only it informed ...
Tópico(s): Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
2022 - BioMed Central | Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
... Leary left off, McKenna inspired later generations of Psychonauts (“consciousness explorers”) and continues to do so even ... use and the help of other entities. American Psychonaut religion developed alongside the Drug War, which has ... establishing an enforced state opposition to substances that Psychonauts consider sacraments, the American legal system catalyzed the development of countercultural religion. Psychonauts following McKenna's philosophy have embraced anarchism and ... against America's current “dominator” society. Beyond the Psychonauts themselves, the Drug War also appears to have ...
Tópico(s): Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
2016 - Oxford University Press | Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Laura Orsolini, Gabriele Duccio Papanti, Giulia Francesconi, Fabrizio Schifano,
... psychoactive compounds/combinations. These users, also called 'e-psychonauts", may possess levels of technical knowledge relating to ... the socio-demographic and psychological characteristics of e-psychonauts. An unobtrusive observational approach of a list of ... collected in the time frame January- February 2014. Psychonauts typically considered themselves as 'psychedelic researchers",new Shamans, ' ... drug experiences and of IT skills. The e-psychonauts seemed to perceive themselves as amateur chemists, sampling ...
Tópico(s): Digital Mental Health Interventions
2015 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
M. Grifell, G. Fusté, Mireia Ventura, Liliana Galindo, Xoán Carbón, Carl L. Hart, Víctor Pérez, Francesc Colom,
... study aims to characterize a population of e-psychonauts and the subjective effects of the NPS they ...
Tópico(s): Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
2021 - JMIR Publications | JMIR Research Protocols
... using eco-formed attention to become a ‘media psychonaut’. Four procedures are explained to illustrate psychonautic interventions ...
Tópico(s): Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
2020 - Intellect | Explorations in Media Ecology
The term psychonaut has become increasingly common in recent years.Introduced in 1949 by Ernst Jünger, a German author and fellow ... those who experiment with psychedelics haphazardly, the title 'psychonaut' suggests an aura of method, commitment, and audacity.Psychedelic history has produced its share of psychonauts over the years.Figures like Alexander Shulgin,
Tópico(s): Mental Health and Psychiatry
2024 - Akadémiai Kiadó | Journal of Psychedelic Studies
Fabrizio Schifano, Alessandra Ricciardi, Ornella Corazza, Paolo Deluca, Zoe Davey, Chiara Rafanelli,
Tópico(s): Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
2010 - | Rivista di psichiatria
Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that alter ordinary states of consciousness. The U.S. criminalized ingestion of these drugs approximately 60 years ago and use remains punishable by law. Prior to this time, the substances were differentially declared spiritual sacraments, medicines, and/or party drugs. (Auto)Ethnographies and other research often indicate psychedelic-induced experiences as remarkably personal, necessitating subjective interpretation. Empirical studies exploring patterns across ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
2022 - SAGE Publishing | Journal of Drug Issues
Maurizio Coppola, Francesco Bevione, Raffaella Mondola,
Psychedelics extracted from plants have been used in religious, spiritual, and mystic practices for millennia. In 1957, Dr. Hofmann identified and synthesized the prodrug psilocybin, a substance present in more than 200 species of psychedelic mushrooms. Although there were limitations related to the scientific design of many studies, clinical observations performed during the 1950s and 1960s showed a potential therapeutic effect of psilocybin for patients affected by depressive symptoms, anxiety, ...
Tópico(s): Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
2022 - PAGEPress (Italy) | Journal of Xenobiotics
Valeria Catalani, Michelle J. Botha, John Corkery, Amira Guirguis, Alessandro Vento, Norbert Scherbaum, Fabrizio Schifano,
Designer benzodiazepines (DBZDs) represent a serious health concern and are increasingly reported in polydrug consumption-related fatalities. When new DBZDs are identified, very limited information is available on their pharmacodynamics. Here, computational models (i.e., quantitative structure-activity relationship/QSAR and Molecular Docking) were used to analyse DBZDs identified online by an automated web crawler (NPSfinder®) and to predict their possible activity/affinity on the gamma-aminobutyric ...
Tópico(s): Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Pharmaceuticals
Kristina Domanski, Steven W. Fleming, Hayden Maag, Emily Bouso Raley, Joshua DeBord, Brooks Wright, Roya Mahana,
Novel psychoactive substances have emerged as drugs of abuse. 2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK) is a ketamine derivative that can be purchased online for as little as $12 per gram. We report the case of a patient with a history of polysubstance use presenting after insufflation of 2-FDCK, with subsequent confirmation of metabolites in the patient's urine. A 28-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department in a dissociated state. He recovered well with supportive care, and described during interview ...
Tópico(s): Treatment of Major Depression
2021 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs