Analysis of purity and cutting agents in street mephedrone samples from South Wales

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 305-310

  Miserez, Bram ^a   Ayrton, Oscar ^a   Ramsey, John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 Methylmethcathinone; Adulterant analysis; Cathinones; FTIR; GC MS; Mephedrone

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CUTTING AGENT; DILUENT; ILLICIT DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG PELLET; DRUG PURITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84906348630     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-014-0232-y     Document Type: Article

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