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AuthorKhaled, Salma M.
AuthorHughes, Elizabeth
AuthorBressington, Dan
AuthorZolezzi, Monica
AuthorRadwan, Ahmed
AuthorBadnapurkar, Ashish
AuthorGray, Richard
Available date2016-12-01T06:39:33Z
Publication Date2016-11-21
Publication NameSystematic Reviews
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0375-5
CitationKhaled SM, Hughes E, Bressington D, et al. The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2016;5:195.
ISSN2046-4053
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5055
AbstractBackground Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are new narcotic or psychotropic drugs that are not controlled by the United Nations drug convention that may pose a serious public health threat due to their wide availability for purchase on the internet and in so called “head shops.” Yet, the extent of their global use remains largely unknown. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of NPS use in non-clinical populations. Methods This is a systematic review of observational studies. Embase, MEDLINE, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, Lilacs, Scopus, Global Health, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and the World Health Organization (WHO) regional databases will be searched for eligible prevalence studies published between 2010 and 2016. Data from cross-sectional studies that report the prevalence of NPS use (one or more types) in participants (of any age) from censuses or probabilistic or convenience samples will be included. Data will be extracted from eligible publications, using a data extraction tool developed for this study. Visual and statistical approaches will be adopted instead of traditional meta-analytic approaches. Discussion This review will describe the distributions of various types of prevalence estimates of NPS use and explore the impact of different population groups and study-related and tempo-geographical variables on characteristics of these distributions over the period of 2010 to 2016.
SponsorThe Social and Economic Survey Research Institute at Qatar University
Languageen
PublisherBioMed Central
SubjectNovel psychoactive substances
New psychoactive substances
Legal highs
Research chemicals
Designer drugs
Internet drugs
Club drugs
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Psychiatric morbidity
TitleThe prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: a systematic review protocol
TypeArticle
Volume Number5
dc.accessType Open Access


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