An Internet snapshot study to compare the international availability of the novel psychoactive substance methiopropamine

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 678-681

  Vermette Marcotte, A E ^a   Dargan, P I ^b,c   Archer, J R H ^b   Gosselin, S ^a   Wood, D M ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Legal high; Methiopropamine; NPS market; Recreational drug; Toxicovigilance

Indexed keywords

METHIOPROPAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; FRANCE; INTERNET; MARKET; MONITORING; ONLINE SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

INTERNET; LEGAL HIGH; METHIOPROPAMINE; NPS MARKET; RECREATIONAL DRUG; TOXICOVIGILANCE;

CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84905506678     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.933346     Document Type: Article

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