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Fenetheylline in the Middle East, a thriving trade in the post-Saddam era

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Aims and Objectives: To collect up-to-date knowledge using a systematic review of the literature and to get evidence-based data concerning Fenethylline, and its illegal commerce in the region of the Middle East after 2003.
Ahmed M Lutfi
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Illicit substance use among university students from seven European countries: A comparison of personal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards illicit substance use [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To compare European students' personal use and approval of illicit substance use with their perceptions of peer behaviours and attitudes, and investigate whether perceptions of peer norms are associated with personal use of illicit substances ...
Ali, Arbour-Nicitopoulos, B. Vriesacker, B.M. Bewick, Berkowitz, Boot, Borsari, Buckner, C. Stock, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs, Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs, Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs, Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), F. Guillen-Grima, F. Salonna, G. Van Hal, H. Zeeb, Humeniuk, J. McAlaney, Kilmer, Kypri, Larimer, Lintonen, Martens, McAlaney, Neighbors, Neighbors, Page, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, Pischke, Prince, R.C. Dempsey, R.T. Mikolajczyk, S.M. Helmer, UN Office on Drugs, Crime (UNODC), Wolfson, Y. Akvardar   +39 more
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Metabolic fate of drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances: A pilot study on a novel workflow using a zebrafish embryo model combined with human microdosing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The aim of this study was to develop a novel workflow to identify human urine biomarkers for drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances. Metabolites of amphetamine, cocaine, LSD, MDMA, methamphetamine, THC, MDMB‐CHMICA, and MDPPP were first identified in a zebrafish embryo (ZE) metabolism study followed by comparison to most abundant human ...
Simon K. Wellenberg, Tanja M. Gampfer, Lea Wagmann, Philip Schippers, Jennifer Herrmann, Rolf Müller, Folker Westphal, Markus R. Meyer   +7 more
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The clinical impact of recent amphetamine exposure in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundAmphetamines possess sympathomimetic properties that can affect cerebral vasculature though conflicting reports exist about their effect on vasospasm risk and clinical outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Jeffrey R. Vitt, Roger C. Cheng, Jason Chung, Travis Caton, Bo Zhou, Nerissa Ko, Karl Meisel, Edilberto Amorim   +7 more
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A Study on Photostability of Amphetamines and Ketamine in Hair Irradiated under Artificial Sunlight

Brain Sciences, 2018
Drugs incorporated into hair are exposed to the environment, and cosmetic and chemical treatments, with possible decreases in their content. Knowledge concerning the effect of sunlight on drug content in hair can be helpful to forensic toxicologists, in ...
Giorgia Miolo, Marianna Tucci, Luca Menilli, Giulia Stocchero, Susanna Vogliardi, Salvatore Scrivano, Massimo Montisci, Donata Favretto   +7 more
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ACUTE NARCOTIC DRUG INTOXICATIONS: ETIOLOGY, SEX/AGE DISTRIBUTION AND CLINICAL OUTCOME [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2017
Purpose: Poisoning with drugs is a serious medical and social problem worldwide. Retrospective analysis of acute poisoning with narcotic drugs had been performed in Varna region for 25 years (1991-2015).
Petko Marinov, Snezha Zlateva, Georgi Bonchev, Dobri Ivanov, Kaloyan Georgiev, Yulichka Sabeva, Marieta Yovcheva   +6 more
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Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From clinical application to cognitive enhancement: the example of methylphenidate [PDF]

, 2016
Methylphenidate (MPD) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, which belongs to the phenethylamine group and is mainly used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
Busardo', FRANCESCO PAOLO, Cipolloni, Luigi, Frati, Paola, Kyriakou, Chrystalla, Zaami, Simona   +4 more
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Toward personalized healthcare: Advances in two‐dimensional nanomaterial‐based flexible electrochemical sensors for physiological monitoring

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of the properties, composites and application of two‐dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for wearable electrochemical biosensors. Also, the challenges and future prospects of utilizing 2D nanomaterials in wearable electrochemical biosensor applications are discussed.
Kou Zhang, Lu Han, He‐Qing Cai, Xin‐Yu Xue, Yi‐Fei Song, Wu‐Lin Xin, Ying‐Ze Wang, Peng Liu, Juan Liu   +8 more
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Drug Abuse: Distribution and Health Impact on Societies

Medical Journal of Babylon
Human wealth is considered the most precious wealth possessed by countries and is the real capital of nations because of this wealth’s potential to contribute to the building and development of society.
Sura Mouaid Abbas, Sabah Nuri Mizel, Nathier A. Ibrahim, Rzgar Faroog Rashi   +3 more
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