Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Accuracy of substance exposure history in patients attending emergency departments after substance misuse: a comparison with biological sample analysis. Clinical Toxicology

Clinical features associated with ADB-BUTINACA exposure in patients attending emergency departments in England. Clinical Toxicology

Trends in hospital presentations following analytically confirmed synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist exposure before and after implementation of the 2016 UK Psychoactive Substances Act

Severe toxicity involving N-pyrrolidino etonitazene in the United Kingdom - a case report

Detection of flubromazolam in patients with suspected non-medical drug use attending emergency departments in the United Kingdom 

Acute toxicity from the synthetic cathinone N-ethylpentylone (ephylone) in the United Kingdom

Pharmacology and toxicology of N-Benzyl-phenylethylamines (25X-NBOMe) hallucinogens

Effect of the UK Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 on episodes of toxicity related to new psychoactive substances as reported to the National Poisons Information Service. A time series analysis

Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists. Classification and nomenclature

Acute toxicity following analytically confirmed use of the Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) methiopropamine. A report from the Identification of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study

Human toxicity caused by indole and indazole carboxylate synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists: from horizon scanning to notification

Clincial toxicity following analytically confirmed use of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist MDMB-CHMICA. A report from the Identification of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study 

Epidemiology and clinical features of toxicity following recreational use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists: a report from the United Kingdom National Poisons Information Service

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/ABSTRACTS

Thomas SHL, Keating L, Bartley S, Rai SG, Hill SL, Hudson S. Cinical features associated with exposure to SL-164 in patients attending emergency departments in England. Clinical Toxicology 2022 (EAPCCT 2022)

Analytically-confirmed polydrug use is more common in drug misuse patients attending emergency departments in Scotland compared with those in England and Wales

Seven year trends in benzodiazepines detected in patients attending emergency departments in the United Kingdom after drug misuse

Clinical features associated with exposure to ADB-BUTINACA in patients attending emergency departments in England

Oteo A, Wright C, Hudson S, Thomas SHL. Changing patterns of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in the United Kingdom emergency departments.  Effects of national and international legislation. PHE Public Health Research and Science Conference 2021

Changing patterns of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists encountered in the United Kingdom emergency departments 

Thomas SHL, Ketchin A, Issa S, Hill SL, Cooper J, Johnson G, Adeboye K, Eddleston M, Hudson S. Characteristics and clinical features of patients attending United Kingdom emergency departments with analytically-confirmed exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-4en PINACA

Continuing low prevalence of analytically confirmed exposure to fentanyl and fentanyl analogues in patients with suspected severe heroin toxicity in the United Kingdom

Reduction in analytically confirmed exposure to new psychoactive substances in patients attending emergency departments with severe clinical toxicity in the United Kingdom

Analytically-confirmed exposure to N-ethylpentylone in the UK: a report from the IONA study

Analytically-confirmed exposure to a new psychoactive substances in patients with severe clinical toxicity in the UK, 2015-2018: a report from the IONA study

Thomas SHL. Changes with time in novel psychoactive substances identified in UK patients presenting with severe clinical toxicity. Oral presentation.  PHE Public Health Research and Science Conference, Manchester 2019

Analytical prevalence of novel synthetic opioids including fentanyls in samples from patients presenting with apparent heroin overdose in the UK

Clinical toxicity from analytically confirmed exposure to the synthetic cathinone methylenedioxy-pyrrolidinohexiophenone (MDPHP) in the UK

Accuracy of patient exposure history compared with analytical findings for those reporting use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists

Changes with time in analytically confirmed exposure to novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in patients with severe clinical toxicity in the UK

Analytically confirmed recreational use of oberacetam (Noopept) inthe UK

Analytical prevalence of drugs of misuse in homeless people presenting with severe toxicity after suspected use of novel psychoactive substances

Acute toxicity following analytically confirmed use of the novel psychoactive substance (NPS) methiopropamine: a report from the Identification of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study

Changes with time in analytically confirmed exposure to novel psychoactive substances in patients with severe clinical toxicity in the UK

Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists identified in patients with severe clinical toxicity in England: a report from the Identification Of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study

Clinical features following analytically confirmed use of 5F-ADB, a synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists.  A report from the UK IONA study

Addressing the public health impact of new psychoactive substances: early analysis of the effects of the UK's Psychoactive Substances Act on poisons centre enquiries related to drugs of misuse

Analytically confirmed exposure to novel psychoactive substances in patients presenting to hospital with severe clinical toxicity in the United Kingdom. Results from the Identification Of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study

Convulsions associated with analytically confirmed phenibut ingestion

Patterns of presentation and clinical toxicity after reported use methiopropamine. A report from the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS)

Severe clinical toxicity after analytically confirmed use of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor against MDMB-CHMICA.  A report from the Identification of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study

Toxicity following recreational use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists and the impact of legal control measures.  A report from the United Kingdom's National Poisons Information Service 

Hill SL, Dunn M, Najafi J, Abouchedid R, Dargan PI, Wood DM, Thomas SHL. Identification of novel psychoactive substances in biological samples from patients with severe clinical toxicity in the UK. A report from the Identification of Novel psychoActive substances (IONA) study. Clinical Toxicology 2016; 54: p380

INCLUSION OF DATA IN OFFICAL REPORTS 

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Report - Synthetic canabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA).  An updated harms assessment and a review of classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its Regulations (October 2020)

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Report - Novel Benzodiazepines -  A review of the evidence of use and harms of Novel Benzodiazepines (April 2020)

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Misuse of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues (January 2020)

Home Office. Review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (November 2018)