Background: Dried blood spot sampling has been reported for on-site collection of
specimens, but measurements are affected by blood hematocrit, and special handling is …

The incidence of drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) has dramatically increased in the
last decades. Forensic analytical scientists continuously seek new methods and specimens …

Therapeutic treatment of cocaine toxicity or addiction is a grand medical challenge. As a
promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of cocaine toxicity and addiction to develop a …

A majority of cocaine users also consume alcohol. The concurrent use of cocaine and
alcohol produces the pharmacologically active metabolites cocaethylene and …

As most cocaine users drink alcohol, it is interesting to understand how a non-lethal dose of
alcohol affects the metabolism and toxicity of cocaine. In this study, we examined the …

An increase in cocaine abuse has been observed globally since the past decade. Cocaine
is among the commonly abused stimulants used for recreational purposes. In this study, the …

Abusing cocaine and alcohol at the same time is a deadly combination due to the formation
of a unique metabolite of cocaine, cocaethylene (CE). In contrast to benzoylecgonine (BZ) …

Cocaine abuse has attracted increased attention in the recent past since it can cause
addiction and great harm to the normal human body. Due to cocaine exists in various …

Cebranopadol is known as a highly potent analgesic. Recent studies also demonstrated that
administration of cebranopadol significantly decreased cocaine self-administration and …

Concurrent use of alcohol with synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) has been widely recorded
among drug abusers. The susceptibilities of three indazole-3-carboxamide type SCs with …