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The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.
was confirmed at a maximum concentration of 67 μg per whippet. ICP- MS and ICP- OES analysis revealed the presence of mainly iron and zinc, but also, traces of aluminum, chromium, cobalt, nickel, and ...
Full Characterisation of Heroin Samples Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibration
Volume 29, Issue 5 (2024) Keywords: adulterants; ATR-IR; chemometrics; diacetylmorphine; diluents; mobile detection approaches Abstract: The analysis of heroin samples, before use in the protected ...
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting-A case study: Analysis of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine samples
electrochemical approach came out best, with the latter allowing for a direct straightforward analysis of the percentage 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (as base equivalent) in the samples. However, MIR has the ...
Which drugs of choice are on the rise or in decline? A trend analysis of Belgium’s treatment settings (2015-2019)
A reference group of treatment units was selected to allow for comparisons between the different years. Trend analysis was performed by using a joinpoint regression among different regions and groups ...
Complexity and differentiation of the MDMA retail market: insights from the European Web Survey on Drugs
users. Through this analysis, this paper shows how using web surveys for drug data collection can be an effective way to develop a better understanding of the use of particular forms of drugs. This is ...
Chemometrics and infrared spectroscopy – A winning team for the analysis of illicit drug productsAbstract
time in the context of the analysis of illicit drugs, and their use is increasing due to the development of more performant portable devices and easy application in the context of harm reduction through ...
Utilization of gabapentin by people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium (2011-2014): a cross-sectional study.
bought gabapentin in a time span that could indicate consumption at a dose that exceeded the maximum approved dose of 3600 mg/day. Methods: This analysis is the result of an observational cross-sectional ...
General practice patients treated for substance use problems: a cross-national observational study in Belgium.
status at follow-up. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine patient status at follow-up. RESULTS: Of 479 patients, 47.2% had problems with alcohol alone, 20.3% with prescription drugs, ...