In Vitro Neurochemical Assessment of Methylphenidate and Its "Legal High" Analogs 3,4-CTMP and Ethylphenidate in Rat Nucleus Accumbens and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis [PDF]
3,4-dichloromethylphenidate (3,4-CTMP) and ethylphenidate are new psychoactive substances and analogs of the attention deficit medication methylphenidate. Both drugs have been reported on online user fora to induce effects similar to cocaine.
Baumann +44 more
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Abstract Background and aims Xylazine is a non‐opioid sedative which has spread rapidly throughout the US illicit drug supply. This study aimed to describe the spread of xylazine throughout the UK illicit drug supply. Methods Xylazine detections in human biological samples were collated from toxicology laboratories operating in the United Kingdom with ...
Caroline S. Copeland +8 more
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Alcohol-Induced Histone Acetylation Reveals a Gene Network Involved in Alcohol Tolerance [PDF]
Alfredo Ghezzi, Harish R. Krishnan, Linda Lew, Francisco J. Prado III, Darryl S. Ong, Nigel S. Atkinson, Section of Neurobiology and Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of ...
Atkinson, Nigel S. +5 more
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High-Throughput Screening of Drugs of Abuse in Urine by Supported Liquid-Liquid Extraction and UHPLC Coupled to Tandem MS [PDF]
A qualitative method, involving supported liquid-liquid extraction (SLE) and ultra high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS-MS), was developed for the rapid tentative identification of various drugs of abuse in ...
Guillarme, Davy +3 more
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Randomized clinical trial of the effects of screening and brief intervention for illicit drug use: the Life Shift/Shift Gears study. [PDF]
BackgroundAlthough screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) has shown promise for alcohol use, relatively little is known about its effectiveness for adult illicit drug use.
Castillo, Edward M +10 more
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Poisoning with illicit substances: toxicology for the anaesthetist [PDF]
The consumption of illicit substances represents a considerable threat to the health and wellbeing of particular sectors of our communities. Hospitalisation is sometimes required for the treatment of the direct toxic effects of the drugs as well as for ...
Irwin, MG, Wong, GTC
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the neurotoxicity of opioid and psychostimulant drugs [PDF]
Substance abuse and addiction are the most costly of all the neuropsychiatric disorders. In the last decades, much progress has been achieved in understanding the effects of the drugs of abuse in the brain.
A... Bairoch +61 more
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Progress in the biological and chemical treatment technologies for emerging contaminant removal from wastewater: A critical review [PDF]
© 2016 Elsevier B.V. This review focuses on the removal of emerging contaminants (ECs) by biological, chemical and hybrid technologies in effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Ahmed, MB +5 more
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Assessment of rates of recanting and hair testing as a biological measure of drug use in a general population sample of young people [PDF]
AIMS: We investigate the extent of and factors associated with denial of previously reported cannabis and other illicit drug use, and assess the potential of hair testing for measuring substance use in general population samples.
Hickman, Matthew +4 more
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Identifikasi Kandungan Cannabinoid dalam Ekstrak Batang Ganja dengan Metode Al-tlc dan Hptlc Spectrophotodensitometry [PDF]
A research of identification of cannabinoid compounds of stems of cannabis sp was conducted. The aim of thisresearch was identified cannabinodes using TLC and HPTLC spectrophotodensitometry and confirmed by colortest.
Pitri Susanti, Ni Made
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