Occurrence and behavior of illicit drugs and metabolites in sewage water from the Spanish Mediterranean coast (Valencia region) [PDF]
Science of the Total Environment, 2014 In this work, a study on the occurrence and behavior of illicit drugs and metabolites in sewage water systems has been made. A comprehensive dataset was obtained by analyzing illicit drugs daily in influent and effluent waters from three sewage treatment
Lubertus Bijlsma +2 more
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A survey of substance use for cognitive enhancement by university students in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Pharmacological cognitive enhancement, using chemicals to change cellular processes in the brain in order to enhance one's cognitive capacities, is an often discussed phenomenon.
Bundt, Carsten +5 more
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Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2019 There is a myriad of changes that can be produced in the eye by toxic drugs ranging from mild/no symptoms to severe loss of vision from endophthalmitis. The routes of administration include oral ingestion, smoking, nasal inhalation, intravenous injection, topical application or application to other mucosal surfaces.
Dhingra, Deepika +2 more
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Correlation between blood and oral fluid psychoactive drug concentrations and cognitive impairment in driving under the influence of drugs [PDF]
, 2017 The effects of drugs on driving performance should be checked with drug concentration in the brain and at the same time with the evaluation of both the behavioural and neurophysiological effects. The best accessible indicator of this information is the
Busardò, Francesco Paolo +6 more
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Patterns and transitions in substance use among young Swiss men: a latent transition analysis approach [PDF]
, 2014 This study investigates the potential stages of drug use. Data from the longitudinal Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors were used (N = 5,116). Drug use (alcohol, tobacco, and 16 illicit drugs) over the previous 12 months was assessed at two time ...
Baggio, S. +8 more
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Substance use in the club scene of Rome : a pilot study [PDF]
, 2014 Date of Acceptance: 28/08/2014 Copyright © 2014 Alessandro Emiliano Vento et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium ...
Acciavatti, Tiziano +11 more
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Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market: summaries and key findings [PDF]
, 2013 This publication presents key findings and summaries of selected reports from the study ‘Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market’ (Trautmann, Kilmer and Turnbull, forthcoming 2013), which provides an analysis of characteristics and ...
Kilmer, B. +5 more
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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 +5 more
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A novel colorimetric biosensor based on non-aggregated Au@Ag core–shell nanoparticles for methamphetamine and cocaine detection [PDF]
, 2017 We report a novel colorimetric biosensor based on non-aggregation Au@Ag core-shell nanoparticles to detect methamphetamine and cocaine. The biosensor consisted of a reporter probe (RP) that is a specific single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) sequence coated on Au ...
Hu, Jiming +5 more
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Exploring the Epistemology of Illicit Drugs [PDF]
, 2015 In this essay I explore the epistemology of drugs in America. That is, how Americans come to know and define drugs and their users; and, in turn, how those definitions manifest in social institutions.
Linseman, Holly
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