1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) abuse amongst attendees of the drug treatment centre board

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  McNamara, S ^a  

^a Drug Treatment Centre Board   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; 1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE; 1-BENZYLPIPERAZINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE;

DRUG ABUSE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHADONE TREATMENT; URINALYSIS; ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; IRELAND; MASS SCREENING; STATISTICS; URINE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HUMANS; IRELAND; MASS SCREENING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PIPERAZINES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67651114128     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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