Results of an international drug testing service for cryptomarket users

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-41

  Caudevilla, Fernando ^a,b   Ventura, Mireia ^b   Fornís, Iván ^b   Barratt, Monica J ^c,d,e   Vidal, Claudio ^b   lladanosa, Cristina Gil ^b   Quintana, Pol ^b   Muñoz, Ana ^b   Calzada, Nuria ^b  

^a C S Puerta Bonita I SERMAS Madrid Spain c Alegría 24   (Spain)

^b Energy Control ABD   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adulterants; Cryptomarkets; Drug checking; Drug markets; Drug trend monitoring; Purity

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; KETAMINE; LEVAMISOLE; LYSERGIDE; MIDOMAFETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINA; DRUG PURITY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EUROPE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE USE; UNITED STATES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

COMMERCE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG USERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84969941176     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.017     Document Type: Article

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