Piperazines: A new class of drug of abuse has landed in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-

  Poon, W T ^a   Lai, C F ^a   Lui, M C ^a   Chan, Albert Y W ^a   Mak, Tony W L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; COCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ABUSE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREMOR; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERAZINES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 76149084512     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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