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Street Drugs
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Definition of 'Street Drugs'Drugs obtained and often manufactured illegally for the subjective effects they are said to produce. They are often distributed in urban areas, but are also available in suburban and rural areas, and tend to be grossly impure and may cause unexpected toxicity. Common names: Street Drugs; Drugs, Street; Recreational Drugs; Drugs, Recreational; Illicit Drugs; Drugs, Illicit; Drugs of Abuse; Abuse Drugs |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Epidemic of poisoning caused by scopolamine disguised as Rohypnol tablets.
30 Oct 2009 
OBJECTIVE: An epidemic of scopolamine poisonings occurred in Oslo in 2008 among users of illicit drugs, caused by fake Rohypnol pills. The clinical features, diagnostic process, and handling of the epidemic are presented. METHODS: Suspected cases of ... Read more...
11 Oct 2009 Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and drugs of abuse (DAs) are two important groups of emerging environmental contaminants that have raised an increasing interest in the scientific community. A number of studies revealed their presence in ... Read more...
Illicit drugs in the environment.
11 Oct 2009 This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on illicit drugs as emerging environmental contaminants. Several studies have recently reported that illicit drugs are detectable in wastewater from municipal sewage treatment plants (STPs) and ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Street Drugs'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Epidemic of poisoning caused by scopolamine disguised as Rohypnol tablets. 30 Oct 2009
- Fate and removal of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in conventional and membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plants and by riverbank filtration. 11 Oct 2009
- Illicit drugs in the environment. 11 Oct 2009
- [Neuroenhancement: doping for the brain]
27 Sep 2009 - In vivo interactions between BZP and TFMPP (party pill drugs). 23 Sep 2009
- Heroin clinics reduce street drug use and crime, shows study. 16 Sep 2009
- Comprehensive analysis of drugs of abuse in urine using disposable pipette extraction. 30 Aug 2009
- Longitudinal association between frequency of substance use and quality of life among adolescents receiving a brief outpatient intervention. 30 Aug 2009
- 'Street urology': beyond the formulary. 30 Aug 2009
- Heroin prescription and history. 18 Aug 2009
- Diacetylmorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid addiction. 18 Aug 2009
- Application of Snyder-Dolan classification scheme to the selection of "orthogonal" columns for fast screening of illicit drugs and impurity profiling of pharmaceuticals--I. Isocratic elution. 4 Aug 2009
- Mexican drug violence intertwined with US demand for illegal drugs. 3 Aug 2009
- Lifestyle factors in deteriorating male reproductive health. 30 Jul 2009
- [Doping in the workplace - no longer a taboo subject. Deutschen Angestellten Karnkenkasse health report 2009 ] 30 Jul 2009
- Nonfatal suicide attempts and other self-inflicted harm. Beltrami County youths, 2002-2006. 30 Jul 2009
- Drug use patterns among Thai illicit drug injectors amidst increased police presence. 19 Jul 2009
- Unifying electron transfer mechanism for psilocybin and psilocin. 12 Jul 2009
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-related fatalities in Australia: demographics, circumstances, toxicology and major organ pathology. 12 Jul 2009
- Investigations on the human hepatic cytochrome P450 isozymes involved in the metabolism of 3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine (MDA) and benzodioxolyl-butanamine (BDB) enantiomers. 30 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Street Drugs'
Definition: Drugs obtained and often manufactured illegally for the subjective effects they are said to produce. They are often distributed in urban areas, but are also available in suburban and rural areas, and tend to be grossly impure and may cause unexpected toxicity.
Registry Number: 0
Descriptor UI: D013287
Alternative terms: Street Drugs; Drugs, Street; Recreational Drugs; Drugs, Recreational; Illicit Drugs; Drugs, Illicit; Drugs of Abuse; Abuse Drugs;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; analysis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; toxicity; urine; chemistry; agonists; legislation & jurisprudence;
Tree Number: D26.878;
History Note: 87(77); was see under DRUGS 1977-86
Technical Notes: /econ /legis permitted; coord IM with specific drug or chemical (IM); CRACK COCAINE is available