Post-mortem toxicology of commonly-abused drugs

AR Allan, ISD Roberts - Diagnostic Histopathology, 2009 - Elsevier
Post-mortem redistribution and other changes present major obstacles to the interpretation
of drug concentrations in the dead. Nevertheless, reasonable assessments can still be made …

Adulterant profile of illicit street heroin and reduction of its precipitated physical dependence withdrawal syndrome by extracts of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum …

F Subhan, N Khan, RDE Sewell - Phytotherapy Research: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The study evaluated the adulterants in a specimen of illicit street heroin supplied under strict
control by the Pakistan AntiNarcotic Force. It also examined the effects of Hypericum …

Heroin poisoning deaths with 6-acetylmorphine in blood: demographics of the victims, previous drug-related offences, polydrug use, and free morphine concentrations …

AW Jones, A Holmgren, J Ahlner - Forensic toxicology, 2012 - Springer
This article discusses cases of drug-poisoning death in which 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) was
identified in blood as evidence for recent use of heroin. We report the demographics of the …

[PDF][PDF] Deadly heroin or the death of heroin–overdoses caused by illicit drugs of abuse in Budapest, Hungary between 1994 and 2012

M Horvath, G Dunay, R Csonka, E Keller - Neuropsychopharmacol Hung, 2013 - mppt.hu
Background The Department of Forensic and Insurance Medicine is located in Budapest as
a part of Semmelweis University. It is the primary forensic pathology centre in Budapest and …

[PDF][PDF] Mandatory minimum sentencing, drug purity and overdose rates

RB Davies - The Economic and Social Review, 2010 - esr.ie
As of 1987, the US's Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) has imposed mandatory minimum
sentences for drug traffickers based on the quantity of the drug involved irrespective of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of patients diagnosed with prescription and non-prescription drug overdose at the Riyadh Security Forces Hospital between January 2007 and …

N Al-Jaser, MC Epi, N Awofeso - Current topics in public health, 2013 - intechopen.com
There is global concern concerning the higher rate of drug overdose morbidity and mortali
ty, particularly from opioid medicines.[1] Drug overdose is one of the leading causes of death …

Fatalities in Patients with an Opioid Use Disorders

E Kelty, A Chrzanowska, DB Preen - Handbook of Substance Misuse and …, 2022 - Springer
Opioid use disorders (OUD) are associated with an increased risk of mortality. Increases in
mortality are attributable to both the direct effect of the opioid drug (eg, opioid poisoning) and …

[PDF][PDF] The investigation of pyrolysis products of South African street drug, nyaope

GN Phokedi - 2018 - discovery.dundee.ac.uk
This research investigates a new South African street drug called nyaope. It is not exactly
known what the ingredients of this drug are, but some reports say it is a cocktail of many …

Producing planned hedonism among opiate users in an online drug market

A Bancroft - Routledge Handbook of Intoxicants and Intoxication, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter examines the relationship between drug distribution modes and users'
presentation of self. It argues that the design and operation of illicit drug marketplaces …

咖啡因对大鼠吗啡条件性位置偏爱获得和重现的影响

邱毅, 黄新洁, 翟海峰 - 中国药物依赖性杂志, 2008 - cqvip.com
目的: 本文以大鼠条件性位置偏爱(CPP) 为模型, 探讨咖啡因对阿片类物质奖赏效应的影响.
方法: 30 只大鼠分为四组: 吗啡组, 吗啡+ 咖啡因组, 咖啡因组和生理盐水对照组 …