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Purity and adulterant analysis of some recent drug seizures in Italy
Author(s) -
Pichini Simona,
Busardò Francesco Paolo,
Gregori Adolfo,
Berretta Paolo,
Gentili Stefano,
Pacifici Roberta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
drug testing and analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.065
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1942-7611
pISSN - 1942-7603
DOI - 10.1002/dta.2134
Subject(s) - adulterant , drug , street drugs , qualitative analysis , medicine , pharmacology , qualitative research , biology , sociology , social science , biochemistry
The data collected in this study describe an initial attempt to systematically introduce the qualitative and quantitative analysis of adulterants present in seized street drugs in Italy with the aim of improving surveillance and data sharing and for this purpose, the implementation of validated and standardized procedures are essential.