Disappearance of 6-acetylmorphine, morphine and codeine from human scalp hair after discontinuation of opiate abuse

Forensic Science International

Volumn 227, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 64-68

  Shen, Min ^a   Xiang, Ping ^a   Sun, Yingying ^a   Shen, Baohua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Discontinuation; Elimination half life; Opiate abuse; Segmental hair

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CODEINE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HALF-LIFE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; NARCOTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875595555     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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