Concentrations of drugs determined in blood samples collected from suspected drugged drivers in England and Wales

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-289

  Burch, Hilary J ^a   Clarke, Elizabeth J ^a   Hubbard, Alison M ^a   Scott Ham, Michael ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Drug driving; Impairment; Ketamine; Mephedrone; Phenazepam

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; ENGLAND; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NARCOTICS; NORDAZEPAM; SODIUM OXYBATE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876748839     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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