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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

Microcrystalline testing used in combination with Raman micro-spectroscopy for absolute identification of novel psychoactive substances [PDF]

, 2016
Two new psychoactive substances, namely 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI) were analysed with a novel combination of microcrystalline tests followed by Raman micro-spectroscopy to facilitate their absolute ...
Aakeröy, Abdel-Hay, Al-Hossaini, Assi, Assi, Awad, Baron, Belal, Choodum, Christie, Cumba, Cuypers, Davis, Donahue, Elie, Elie, Elie, Emanuel, Fulton, Gallagher, Gibbons, Isaacs, Jones, Lobo Vicente, Mabbott, Mabbott, Mabbott, Maher, Nic Daeid, Nichols, O'Neal, Power, Smith, Smith, Smith, Socrates, Steiner, Tan, Tsumura, Vishweshwar, White, Wood, Wood, Wood, Wood, Zuway   +45 more
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In vitro and in vivo metabolism profiles of cathinone and pseudoephedrine: Discrimination between khat and pseudoephedrine uses

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the present study, the metabolism of khat (Catha edulis) and pseudoephedrine was compared with the aim of identifying objective criteria that could be used to discriminate between them for forensic and doping‐control purposes. An in vitro study using human liver microsomes and an in vivo study using rat urine were performed under harmonized
Jong Suk Park, Jun Sang Yu, Yejin Kim, Hee Seung Kim, Jae Chul Cheong, Jin Young Kim, Hye Hyun Yoo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral White Lesions Associated with Chewing Khat

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2004
Introduction Khat is a cultivated plant whose leaves when chewed elevate mood. Unlike the chewing of betel nut, no association between the white oral mucosal lesions in khat users and oral malignancies has been reported.
Meir Gorsky, Joel B. Epstein, Harel Levi, Noam Yarom   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions of Cathinone NPS with Human Transporters and Receptors in Transfected Cells [PDF]

, 2017
Pharmacological assays carried out in transfected cells have been very useful for describing the mechanism of action of cathinone new psychoactive substances (NPS).
A Chamba, A Derungs, A Rickli, A Rickli, A Rickli, AJ Eshleman, AJ Eshleman, AJ Eshleman, AV Kalueff, B Bang-Andersen, B Cara Di, B Hilber, B O’Neill, BG Wilhelm, BJ Thompson, BL Murray, BT Burlingham, C Achat-Mendes, C Hysek, C Pifl, CD Verrico, CG Tate, CM Hysek, CM Hysek, CM Hysek, CM Hysek, CM Hysek, CT Bauer, D Groskreutz, D Marazziti, D Sulzer, D Viggiano, DE Nichols, DM Mueller, EA Ross, EL Barker, F Xu, FA Ran, FG Revel, G Rudnick, H Khoshbouei, HA Borek, HC Prasad, I Sora, J Talvenheimo, JJ Maguire, JO Marcusson, L Iversen, L Jing, L Simmler, LD Simmler, LD Simmler, LD Simmler, LK Henry, LL Howell, LR Watterson, LR Watterson, M Liechti, M Raiteri, M Tatsumi, M Torok, MA Mergy, ME Liechti, MH Baumann, MH Baumann, MS Mazei-Robison, MT Brown, OT Ukairo, P Scholze, PJ Nelson, R Rosenauer, R Torre de la, R Zhang, RA Johnson, RA Prosser, RB Rothman, RB Rothman, RB Rothman, RB Rothman, S Chaudhary, S Ramamoorthy, S Wee, SB Caine, SL Hill, T Steinkellner, Y Cheng, Y Schmid, Y Schmid   +87 more
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Insights from a 6‐year hair drug analysis compendium in drug‐facilitated sexual assault cases

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug‐facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) may involve a diverse array of substances, including illicit drugs, prescription medications, and over‐the‐counter pharmaceuticals. Hair analysis has emerged as a valuable forensic tool, offering an extended window of detection spanning several months. However, interpreting drug concentrations in hair can
Amandine Fort, Coralie Boudin, Hélène Eysseric‐Guerin, Virginie Scolan, Jérémy Borges, François Chiron, Pierre Henry, Françoise Stanke‐Labesque, Théo Willeman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Para-Halogenation Affects Monoamine Transporter Inhibition Properties and Hepatocellular Toxicity of Amphetamines and Methcathinones

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Halogenated derivatives of amphetamine-type stimulants are appearing on the drug market, often with altered pharmacological profile and sometimes different legal status compared to the non-halogenated substances.
Dino Luethi, Melanie Walter, Xun Zhou, Deborah Rudin, Stephan Krähenbühl, Stephan Krähenbühl, Matthias E. Liechti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

New psychoactive substances (NPS) on cryptomarket fora: An exploratory study of characteristics of forum activity between NPS buyers and vendors [PDF]

, 2017
Background The continual diversification of new psychoactive substances (NPS) circumventing legislation creates a public health and law enforcement challenge, and one particularly challenged by availability on Hidden Web cryptomarkets.
Aldridge, Bancroft, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Barratt, Broséus, Burns, Caudevilla, Caudevilla, Christin, Cox, Dolliver, Dolliver, Décary-Hétu, Eurobarometer 401, European Commission, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Union, Evelyn Hearne, Evrard, Global Drug Survey, Hardy, Hearne, Jeffries, Karlsson, Kjellgren, Lavorgna, Lavorgna, Marie Claire Van Hout, Martin, Martin, Martin, Martinotti, Munksgaard, Móró, Ormsby, Orsolini, Phelps, Rhumorbarbe, Rosino, Sande, Schifano, Soska, Soussan, Soussan, Soussan, Tzanetakis, UNODC, van Amsterdam, Van Buskirk, Van Buskirk, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Van Hout, Werse, Zawilska   +60 more
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Brief report: Meth, tranq, gas station heroin & other drugs complicating addiction treatment

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Patients using fentanyl have worse treatment outcomes; however, little is known about other drugs that complicate treatment. Methods A national survey (n = 396) was conducted using a random sample of clinicians waivered to prescribe buprenorphine in the United States.
Erin L. Winstanley, Jane M. Liebschutz, Cristina Murray‐Krezan, Galen E. Switzer, Samantha Nash, Sarah Kawasaki   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular docking study of binding modes of amphetamine, cathine, and cathinone to monoamine oxidase B

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2019
Background Molecular docking is commonly used in the study of small-molecule–protein interaction. Amphetamine (AMPH), cathine (CATHI), and cathinone (CATHO) bind in silico with monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) with relatively low affinity.
Jerah A Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source