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Inclusion Complexations of Levamisole and Cocaine With Molecular Baskets. Fluorescence Displacement Assay for Detection of Cocaine and Its Adulterant Levamisole in Aqueous Media

open access: yesChemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Levamisole is a common adulterant found in street‐distributed cocaine. Molecular baskets have been shown to form stable inclusion complexes with both substances. While levamisole inserts its benzene into the basket's cavity, cocaine utilizes its bicyclic ring for encapsulation.
Christopher T. Mortensen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 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 ...
McAlaney, J.   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Identification and Characterization of the Designer Opioid N‐Pyrrolidino Fluetonitazene in Nasal Spray

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
N‐Pyrrolidino fluetonitazene, a synthetic opioid, was identified and characterized in a nasal spray using GC‐MS, LC‐QTOF‐MS, NMR and FT‐IR. ABSTRACT Detection of drugs in non‐biological samples serves as a fundamental basis for identifying emerging trends in the field of new psychoactive substances and provides valuable information for optimizing ...
Fabian Picht   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taskforce on Illicit Drugs reports

open access: yes, 2020
Report A: Letter from the Chairperson, Membership, Terms of Reference, Glossary and Acronyms Report B: Executive Summary and ecommendations: 1. Introduction 2. Trends in the Use of Illicit Drugs in the Northern Territory 3. Prevention 4.
Taskforce on Illicit Drugs
core  

Recreational Drug Use at a Music Festival: A Dual Approach Using Hair Biomarkers Analysis and Participant Self‐Reported Drug Use

open access: yesDrug 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANGAJAMENTELE INTERNAŢIONALE ALE REPUBLICII MOLDOVA ÎN PLANUL COMBATERII TRAFICULUI ILICIT DE DROGURI ŞI PRECURSORI

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2007
The article contains an analysis of the international engagement of Republic of Moldova in the domain of fighting the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs and precursors.
USM ADMIN
doaj  

How patterns of injecting drug use evolve in a cohort of people who inject drugs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This research found an overall movement away from street based drug purchasing and drug use, towards more activity in private settings, which has important implications for the harms experienced by people who inject drugs.
Alison Ritter   +3 more
core  

Treading the fine white line: cocaine trafficking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The illicit drug’s trade is a highly profitable business that grasps the interest of millions of people and equally affects millions of others. Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that plagues many countries.
McNicholl, S, O'Hagan, A
core   +1 more source

Segmental Hair Analysis of Diphenhydramine and Cyclizine Following a Single Dose

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A single oral dose of diphenhydramine and cyclizine can be quantified in human head hair for a minimum of 5 months and, in certain cases, for up to 1 year following intake. Among 12 study participants, the measured concentrations ranged from 0 to 610 pg/mg within 1 year post‐intake.
Jan Bílek   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illicit drugs use in South African female correctional centres

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
The number of male prisoners is several times that of female prisoners worldwide, yet paradoxically, women illicit drug users outnumber men. Even though the use of illicit drugs is prohibited within prisons, the substances continue to permeate prisons ...
Caroline Agboola, Simon Kang’ethe
doaj   +1 more source

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