Zoekresultaten - 12 results
The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.
Number 104 (2024) Keywords: N2O; drug abuse; illegal drugs; nanoparticles; zinc oxide. Abstract: Whipped cream canisters, also known as nitrous oxide whippets, are traditionally used in the culinary arts ...
Full Characterisation of Heroin Samples Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibration
impurities as a consequence of acetylation. For methacetin, the approach failed. Health Topics: Illicit drugs Drogues illégales Illegale drugs Service: Médicaments et produits de santé Geneesmiddelen en ...
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
spectroscopy, which are today used in drug checking context in Belgium, as well as an electrochemical sensor approach initially developed in the context of law enforcement at ports. The MIR and the ...
Estimates of people who injected drugs within the last 12 months in Belgium- presentation
a fieldwork study between February and April 2019. We estimated the number of PWID, defined as people who injected drugs in Brussels within the last 12 months, using capture-recapture methodology. We used ...
Signals from the future: Exploring implications for drug policies
literacy in the drug policy domain contributes to enhanced preparedness and will support more proactive drug policy responses. As part of the DRUG- PREP project, this workshop aims to introduce the ...
Which drugs of choice are on the rise or in decline? A trend analysis of Belgium’s treatment settings (2015-2019)
cocaine increased significantly in the three regions with a more pronounced trend in Wallonia and Brussels. Substances such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, ketamine or volatile inhalants have been mentioned ...
Complexity and differentiation of the MDMA retail market: insights from the European Web Survey on Drugs
especially of high importance in the case of rapidly evolving drug market changes, such as the volatile nature of MDMA purity in Europe Health Topics: Illicit drugs Drogues illégales Illegale drugs Opvolging ...
Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cannabis: How the Patterns of Use Differ: Results from the European Web Survey on Drugs
survey from 10 different European countries including individuals aged 18 and over (n = 37,109). Participation was anonymous, self-selecting, and voluntary. Cannabinoid exposure was taken as the dependent ...
Chemometrics and infrared spectroscopy – A winning team for the analysis of illicit drug productsAbstract
Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Chemometrics illicit drugs infrared spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy Abstract: Spectroscopic techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy are used for a long ...
COVID-19 and people who use drugs: Impact of the pandemic on general anxiety and depressive disorders among adults in Belgium.
a matched cohort design based on two separate repeated cross-sectional online surveys (April and November 2020) among PWUD and the general population. Results of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 were used as outcome ...