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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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Effect of Reaction Time and Temperature on the Impurity Profile of Amphetamine in the Leuckart Method

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
This study investigates the effect of the reaction temperature (step 1) and reaction time (step 1 and 2) on the conversion efficiency and impurity profile of amphetamine synthesized via the Leuckart method. Conversion efficiency and impurity profile were assessed using gas chromatography–flame ionization detection (GC–FID) and GC–mass spectrometry (GC ...
Maartje C. M. Verhoeven, Robert C. Huls, Nelly W. van der Stelt, Jelle C. de Koning, Marco van Grol, Ruben F. Kranenburg, Arian C. van Asten, Janneke W. Hulshof   +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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Treating substance abuse is not enough: Comorbidities in consecutively admitted female prisoners [PDF]

, 2015
Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Introduction: Several studies have pointed to high rates of substance use disorders among female prisoners. The present study aimed to assess comorbidities of substance use disorders with other mental disorders in
Adrian P. Mundt, Andreas Ströhle, Arntz, Binswanger, Brooke, Burling, Butler, Clarke, Compton, Daniel, Driessen, Dudeck, Fazel, Fazel, Fazel, First, Fydrich, Goldner, Gunter, Heatherton, Jacobi, Jan Mir, Johnson, Jordan, Maden, Mundt, Mundt, Norbert Konrad, Payne, Priebe, Schenk, Sheehan, Sheehan, Sinja Kastner, Steadman, Stefan Priebe, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, van den Bergh, van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen, von Schönfeld, Walmsley, Wright   +41 more
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Recreational Drug Use at a Music Festival: A Dual Approach Using Hair Biomarkers Analysis and Participant Self‐Reported Drug Use

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Combined self‐report and hair analysis in festival attendees (n = 249) revealed substantial discrepancies in drug use reporting, particularly for stimulants and dissociatives. This integrated approach enhances detection of poly‐drug use and provides a more reliable basis for monitoring and harm‐reduction strategies.
A. Y. Simão, T. Rosado, M. Barroso, M. Andraus, E. Gallardo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of psychoactive substances in Dutch and Belgian traffic [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of psychoactive substances in general traffic in The Netherlands and Belgium. Method: Randomly selected car drivers and drivers of small vans in six police regions in The Netherlands and ...
Brookhuis, Karel, Hagenzieker, Marjan, Houwing, Sjoerd, Legrand, Sara-Ann, Mathijssen, René, Verstraete, Alain   +5 more
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Differences in patterns of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication use in US children

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Understanding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication patterns is crucial for optimizing treatment outcomes. There are limited data on racial, ethnic, gender and socioeconomic treatment differences across longitudinal national samples.
Jennie E. Ryan, Alexander Weigard, Sean Esteban McCabe, Timothy E. Wilens, Philip T. Veliz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source