The analytical investigation of synthetic street drugs containing cathinone analogs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-56

  Leffler, Amanda M ^a   Smith, Philip B ^a   de Armas, Adriana ^a   Dorman, Frank L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bath salts; GC MS; MDPBP; MDPV; PVP; Synthetic cathinones

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL ALPHA PYRROLIDINOPROPIOPHE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXY ALPHA PYRROLIDINOBUTIOPHENONE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXY PYROVALERONE; 4 FLUOROMETHCATHINONE; 4 METHYLETHCATHINONE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALPHA PYRROLIDINOPENTIOPHENONE; BUTYLONE; CATHINONE; ETHCATHINONE; NAPHYRONE; STREET DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MISUSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84888080590     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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