Keeping pace with NPS releases: Fast GC-MS screening of legal high products

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 281-290

  Elie, Mathieu P ^a   Elie, Leonie E ^a   Baron, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 IAI; Fast GC MS screening; Forensic drug analysis; Legal highs; Novel psychoactive substances

Indexed keywords

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG PRODUCTS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPACT IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LABORATORIES;

5-IODO-2-AMINOINDANE; ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES; FAST GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; FAST GC-MS SCREENING; FAST GC/MS; FORENSIC DRUG ANALYSIS; LEGAL HIGH; NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE; RAPID SCREENING; SCREENING METHODS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

1 (THIOPHEN 2 YL) 2 METHYLAMINOPROPANE; 1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; 5 IODO 2 AMINOINDANE; 5,6 METHYLENEDIOXY 2 AMINOINDANE; METHOXETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG SCREENING; INTERNET; IONIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 84878238757     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1434     Document Type: Article

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