Trends of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) and their fatal cases

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-11

  Chung, Heesun ^a   Lee, Jaesin ^b   Kim, Eunmi ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood concentrations; Fatal cases; Novel psychoactive substances (NPSs); Synthetic cannabinoids; Synthetic cathinones

Indexed keywords

2 (4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENYL) N [(2 MEHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]ETHANAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; 4 METHOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALPHA PYRROLIDINOVALEOROPHENONE; CANNABINOID; CATHINONE; METHOXETAMINE; METHYLONE; N 1 NAPHTHALENYL 1 PENTYL 1H INDOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PIPERAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG; TRYPTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FATALITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; TREND STUDY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953353106     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-015-0286-5     Document Type: Article

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