Analysis of psychoactive and intoxicating substances in legal highs

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-314

  Zukiewicz Sobczak, Wioletta ^a   Zwoliński, Jacek ^a   Chmielewska Badora, Jolanta ^a   Krasowska, Ewelina ^a   Piatek, Jacek ^a   Sobczak, Paweł ^b   Wojtyła, Andrzej ^a   Fornal, Emilia ^c   Kuczumow, Andrzej ^c   Biliński, Przemysław ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^d Chief Sanitary Inspectorate   (Poland)

^e INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boosters; Designer drugs; Legal highs; Psychoactive substances

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 1 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; 1,4 DIBENZYLPIPERAZINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CATHINONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AWARENESS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; POLAND; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMMERCE; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG USERS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLAND; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84863508183     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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