Development of a novel risk score reflecting the relative harm potential of synthetic cannabinoids based on prevalence estimates, well‐documented intoxication cases and basic pharmacological data
In vitro potency of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) does not clearly correlate with harm potential, and hence other properties of the SCRAs seem to be involved. The risk score introduced here provides a novel framework for assessing the potential hazards of emerging SCRAs by integrating routine forensic data with clinical intoxication case analyses.
Authors
- Volker Auwärter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-2804)
- Katharina Elisabeth Grafinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3647-7455)
- Michaela J. Sommer
- Maren Hermanns‐Clausen
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70268
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Universiteit Gent