Caffeine and other adulterants in seizures of street cocaine in Brazil

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-334

  Bernardo, Naissa Prévide ^a   Siqueira, Maria Elisa Pereira Bastos ^a   De Paiva, Maria José Nunes ^a   Maia, Patrícia Penido ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adulterants; Caffeine; Cocaine; Lidocaine; Street samples

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042009271     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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