Misuse of gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL) has increased
greatly since the early 1990s, being implicated in a rising number of deaths. This paper …

Benzodiazepine drugs belong to important and most widely used medicaments. They
demonstrate such therapeutic properties as anxiolytic, sedative, somnifacient …

Abstract Background. 3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant
structurally related to the new psychoactive substance (NPS) mephedrone (4 …

Objective: To determine the definite and potential frequency of seizures and epilepsy as a
cause of death (COD) and how often this goes unrecognized. Methods: Prospective …

Rapid, quantitative, and group-targeting detection of total benzodiazepines (BZDs) is critical
to create an accurate judgement in emergent medical and forensic settings. Large-size (111) …

Introduction Synthetic cathinones are the second most frequently seized group of new
psychoactive substances. They are sold as replacements for controlled stimulants such as …

An electrochemical behavior of methamphetamine on a self-assembled boron-doped
diamond electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry. Methamphetamine yielded a single …

Since the turn of the century, the synthesis, availability, and use of new psychoactive
substances (NPS) have been increasingly reported worldwide, being considered a complex …

Synthetic cathinones, one of the most prevalent categories of new psychoactive substances,
have been posing a serious threat to public health. Methylmethcathinones (MMCs), notably …

Background: Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC), a ring-substituted synthetic
cathinone derivative has become established as a permanent illicit drug in the dynamic new …