Comprehensive review of the detection methods for synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones

A Namera, M Kawamura, A Nakamoto, T Saito… - Forensic toxicology, 2015 - Springer
A number of N-alkyl indole or indazole-3-carbonyl analogs, with modified chemical
structures, are distributed throughout the world as synthetic cannabinoids. Like synthetic …

An overview of recent developments in the analytical detection of new psychoactive substances (NPSs)

JP Smith, OB Sutcliffe, CE Banks - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
New psychoactive substances (NPSs), sometimes referred to as “legal highs” in more
colloquial environments/the media, are a class of compounds that have been recently made …

Acute toxicity due to the confirmed consumption of synthetic cannabinoids: clinical and laboratory findings

M Hermanns‐Clausen, S Kneisel, B Szabo… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Recently, several synthetic cannabinoids were identified in herbal mixtures consumed
as recreational drugs alternative to cannabis products. The aim was to characterize the …

Identification and quantification of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L. plants by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

O Aizpurua-Olaizola, J Omar, P Navarro… - Analytical and …, 2014 - Springer
High performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) has
been successfully applied to cannabis plant extracts in order to identify cannabinoid …

Extraction of medicinal cannabinoids through supercritical carbon dioxide technologies: A review

S Qamar, YJM Torres, HS Parekh… - Journal of Chromatography …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pharmaceutical importance of cannabis is growing due to the natural non-psychoactive
and psychoactive cannabinoids. For medicinal and forensic purposes, the effective …

Rapid and simple procedure for the determination of cathinones, amphetamine-like stimulants and other new psychoactive substances in blood and urine by GC–MS

G Mercieca, S Odoardi, M Cassar, SS Rossi - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last few years an increasing number of new psychoactive substances (NPS), with
different chemical structures (of which 37% are stimulants), have been released into the illicit …

Synthetic cannabinoids: analysis and metabolites

MA ElSohly, W Gul, AS Wanas, MM Radwan - Life sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Cannabimimetics (commonly referred to as synthetic cannabinoids), a group of compounds
encompassing a wide range of chemical structures, have been developed by scientists with …

Toxicological findings of synthetic cannabinoids in recreational users

R Kronstrand, M Roman, M Andersson… - Journal of analytical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, several synthetic cannabinoid compounds have become popular
recreational drugs of abuse because of their psychoactive properties. This paper presents …

Simple and rapid screening procedure for 143 new psychoactive substances by liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry

P Adamowicz, B Tokarczyk - Drug testing and Analysis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, many new psychoactive substances (NPS) from several drug classes have
appeared on the drug market. These substances, also known as 'legal highs', belong to …

Three fatalities associated with the synthetic cannabinoids 5F-ADB, 5F-PB-22, and AB-CHMINACA

V Angerer, S Jacobi, F Franz, V Auwärter… - Forensic science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC) has been widespread in certain groups of drug
users for many years. In the scientific literature many intoxication cases and a number of …