New Psycho-Active Substances: Ethnobotanicals between Myth and Reality

Rares Traian Bustean ()
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Rares Traian Bustean: Universitatea din Oradea, Scoala Doctorala de Sociologie

Anuarul Universitatii „Petre Andrei” din Iasi / Year-Book „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi, Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie / Fascicle: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, 2018, vol. 21, 177-191

Abstract: This article represents a theoretical approach to an increasingly present and publicized topic in the Romanian society, the New Psychoactive Substances (NSP). Most commonly known as "ethnobotanicals" or "zombie drug", these substances have become part of the social reality of contemporary Romania. The main objective of the article is to present as clearly and concisely what NSPs are and represent, both at the level of Romania and globally. In trying to achieve the proposed goal, several topics have been addressed, such as the history and definition of NSPs, the types of products, the factors that contributed to their appearance and maintenance on the market, their medical effects and the myths that surround them.

Keywords: New psychoactive substances; ethnobotanical; zombie. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I0 I2 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.18662/upasw/21

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