The illicit drug cutting represents a complex problem that requires the sharing of knowledge
from addiction studies, toxicology, criminology and criminalistics. Therefore, cutting is not …

Background The use of new technology is frequently harnessed by drug suppliers to both
increase profits and reduce risk. While a growing body of research has investigated drug …

Drug testing is a harm reduction strategy that has been adopted by certain countries in
Europe. Drug users are able to hand in their drugs voluntarily for chemical analysis of …

Background Users of darknet markets refer to product quality as one of the motivations for
buying drugs there, and vendors present quality as a selling point. However, what users …

Darknet markets, also known as cryptomarkets, are websites located on the Darknet and
designed to allow the trafficking of illicit products, mainly drugs. This study aims at …

Luminescence-based sensing is capable of being used for the sensitive, rapid, and in some
cases selective detection of chemicals. Furthermore, the method is amenable to …

Background and aim Cryptomarkets—on‐line, anonymous market‐places for illicit goods
and services that specialize mainly in drugs—account for a small but rapidly growing share …

The following report summarizes a study performed on seized drug exhibits collected in two
US states to evaluate the presence and identification of cutting agents. Aliquots of seized …

The analysis of illicit drugs faces many challenges, mainly regarding the production of timely
and reliable results and the production of added value from the generated data. It is …

Background Changes to drug markets can affect drug use and related harms. We aimed to
describe market trends of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in Australia …