Drug laws and the 'derivative' problem

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 879-883

  King, Leslie A ^a   Ujváry, István ^a   Brandt, Simon D ^b  

^a Liverpool John Moores University ^*  (Hungary)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue; Buprenorphine; Derivatives; Ecgonine; Ergolines; Legislation

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG PRODUCTS;

ANALOG; BUPRENORPHINE; DERIVATIVE PROBLEMS; ECGONINE; ERGOLINE; FIRST-ORDER DERIVATIVE; LEGAL STATUS; PARENT STRUCTURE; SINGLE CHEMICAL REACTION; UNITED NATIONS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

BROMOLYSERGIDE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; DIAMORPHINE; ECGONINE; ERGOMETRINE; KEROSENE; LYSERGIDE; MESCALINE; METHYSERGIDE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PHENETHYLAMINE; THEBAINE; ERGOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT; DERIVATIZATION; DOPING; DRUG LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG CONTROL; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ERGOLINES; HUMANS; LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE; NARCOTICS; THEBAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904567935     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1523     Document Type: Article

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