title: [Psychostimulants].
abstract: Over the last twenty years, cocaine, amphetamines and MDMA (ecstasy) have found new categories of users, seeking for their stimulating effects. These substances may lead to real dependence and may cause serious somatic and psychiatric damage. In this perspective, we reviewed the available literature concerning problematic psychoactive drug use in Belgium.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie et Psychologie Médicale, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pitchot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansseau
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D003042:Cocaine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine