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Non-contact identification and differentiation of illicit drugs using fluorescent films

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
Sensitive and rapid identification of illicit drugs in a non-contact mode remains a challenge. Here, the authors report three film-based fluorescent sensors showing remarkable sensitivity, selectivity and response speed to six widely abused illicit drugs
Ke Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Premixed Drugs in Commodity Packets in the Population: Prevalence and Correlates Revealed by the 2018 National Survey of Substance Use in Taiwan

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology
Background: Administering premixed drugs in commodity packets was first reported in Asia in 2015, but there continues to be a dearth of related population-based data.
Shang-Chi Wu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Resource-Constrained Optimal Control Model for Crackdown on Illicit Drug Markets [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we present a budget-constrained optimal control model aimed at finding the optimal enforcement profile for a street-level, illicit drug crackdown operation.
Haunschmied, J.L.   +4 more
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Demand for Illicit Drugs by Pregnant Women [PDF]

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We use survey data that have been linked to medical records data and city-level drug prices to estimate the demand for illicit drugs among pregnant women.
Dhaval Dave   +3 more
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Findings from the DUMA program: impact of reduced methamphetamine supply on consumption of illicit drugs and alcohol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper presents an analysis of retrospective self-reports from methamphetamine users (police detainees) on the impact that periods of reduced methamphetamine supply had on reported consumption of methamphetamine, alcohol and other illicit drugs ...
Susan Goldsmid, Sarah Coghlan
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Perfil das Gestantes Usuárias de Álcool/Drogas e os Efeitos na Saúde e Desenvolvimento dos Filhos

open access: yesInteração em Psicologia, 2016
The aim of the study was to review empirical studies about the prevalence of using alcohol and illicit drugs in pregnants, the profiles of them, and the effects of their using on the children’s health and development.
Kaynara Maria Chenini Motta   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The illicit drugs reporting system [PDF]

open access: yesNew South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2000
This article outlines the purpose and methodology of the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), an initiative funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care; and presents major trends identified by the IDRS in 1999.
openaire   +2 more sources

Illicit Tobacco: Policy Responses, Consumption and Attitudes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The existence of the illicit tobacco trade has serious implications for tobacco control efforts as it encourages smoking by providing tobacco products at a cheaper price. Although this illicit trade has serious ramifications for public health in England,
Iringe-Koko, IB
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State Drug Control and Illicit Drug Participation [PDF]

open access: yes
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effect of state criminal justice expenditures and state public health expenditures on deterring illicit drug use. The empirical model is based on a demand and supply model of drug markets.
Frank Chaloupka, Henry Saffer
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Deaths in custody in the Irish prison service: 5-year retrospective study of drug toxicology and unnatural deaths

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2018
Mental health and substance misuse disorders are associated with unnatural deaths in prisoners. Deaths in Irish prisons between 2009 and 2014 were retrospectively analysed using coroner's findings, including post-mortem toxicology.
Madeeha Iqtidar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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