Trend analysis of anonymised pooled urine from portable street urinals in central London identifies variation in the use of novel psychoactive substances

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 160-165

  Archer, J R H ^a   Dargan, P I ^a,b   Lee, H M D ^a   Hudson, S ^c   Wood, D M ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical technique; Epidemiology; Novel psychoactive substance; Recreational drug; Urine

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 METHYL 2 HEXYLAMINE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABIS; CATHINONE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PIPRADOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

AZASTEROIDS; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOHEXYLAMINES; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84896821447     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.885982     Document Type: Article

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