Widespread public perception is that illicit drugs contain substances that are a serious risk to
health, even though adulterants are often not considered in clinical or forensic toxicology …

Background: Powdery drugs such as cocaine and heroin are frequently adulterated or
diluted predominantly to obtain more doses and to increase the drug dealer's profits, but …

The use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) as adulterants has received little attention in
the literature. In this paper, results from Energy Control's drug checking service documenting …

Background Opioid overdose deaths in North America have been rising largely as a result of
fentanyl adulteration in the illegal drug supply. Drug checking is an established harm …

Adulteration of illicit drug supplies with synthetic opioids such as fentanyl has contributed to
a dramatic rise in overdose morbidity and mortality in North America. One promising …

Introduction. Novel synthetic 'designer'drugs with stimulant, ecstasy-like (entactogenic)
and/or hallucinogenic properties have become increasingly popular among recreational …

Recreational drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, are often adulterated with other
pharmacological agents to either enhance or diminish the drug effects. Between April 21 …

Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (SLIDs), such as those commonly contained in products
sold over the counter as “bath salts” and “incense,” have risen tremendously in popularity in …

Tobias et al.(Am J Epidemiol. 2022; 191 (2): 241–247) present a novel analysis of time
trends in fentanyl concentrations in the unregulated drug supply in British Columbia …

Aims The opportunity to study deaths as they occur within the framework of a prospective
cohort study is relatively uncommon. This study investigates deaths among drug misusers …