Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2021. Vol. 10, no. 2, 44–54
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2021100205
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)
Smart drugs are as a dangerous model of psychoactive substance use
Abstract
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Keywords: psychoactive substances, motivation for the consumption of psychoactive substances, drugs for cognitive enhancement, nootropics, stimulants
Journal rubric: Medical Psychology
Article type: review article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2021100205
Funding. This work was supported by Moscow State University of Psychology and Education in the framework of the scientific project "Use of psychoactive substances by students: in pursuit of academic success”.
For citation: Rychkova O.V. Smart drugs are as a dangerous model of psychoactive substance use [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2021. Vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 44–54. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2021100205. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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