cathinone/dental caries

The rising global availability of the stimulant and euphoric substances, khat and synthetic cathinones, has become a cause for concern in many countries, including the United States. Both substances are illegal in United States, although this has not deterred their use. Besides central nervous

We report the analysis of the synthetic cathinones α-pyrrolidinohexiophenone (α-PHP) and α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP), both pyrovalerone derivatives, in blood, urine, gastric contents, main tissues and hair of a deceased person. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed by LC-MS-MS.

OBJECTIVE The stimulating herbal drug khat is habitually used in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula but is also imported into other countries. The aim was to study the pharmacokinetics of its alkaloids cathinone, cathine and norephedrine. METHODS Four volunteers chewed khat leaves in an amount

In March 2014, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) learned of the death of a man aged 19 years after consuming an edible marijuana product. CDPHE reviewed autopsy and police reports to assess factors associated with his death and to guide prevention efforts. The

In recent times, abuse drug consumption rates have been increasing. In addition, authorities have detected a trend in the development of new substances expressly created to avoid legislation. These novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are non-registered formulations, closely chemically related to