New psychoactive substances: kratom, DMT, serotonergic hallucinogens, dissociative drugs. The mechanism of action, psychoactive effects

Abstract

Through the times of human culture there was a desire of using various chemical compounds, obtained from both natural plant material and artificially synthesized, for recreational purposes. These substances can cause changes in the mental state, influence the human behavior, change social activity. The review is devoted to NPS, which have only been thoroughly studied in recent years. These substances include: mitragynine (Kratom), dimethyltryptamine, a new generation of serotonergic hallucinogens, ketamine, and other dissociative substances.