Sökning: "New Psychoactive Substances"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden New Psychoactive Substances.
1. An insight into the metabolism of New Psychoactive Substances : Structural elucidation of urinary metabolites of synthetic cannabinoids and fentanyl analogues using synthesized reference standards
Sammanfattning : New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) is an umbrella term covering hundreds of substances across different drug groups. Many of these substances were originally developed for therapeutic use but have later appeared on the recreational drug market. LÄS MER
2. New Materials and Improved Ambient Techniques in Mass Spectrometry
Sammanfattning : Mass spectrometry (MS) is used in several fields, e.g. biology, environmental monitoring, medicine and forensics due to excellent qualitative and quantitative capabilities. The development of new instrumental setups and ionization sources is crucial to analyze a variety of compounds at trace levels. LÄS MER
3. Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of emerging synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones
Sammanfattning : The application of different analytical techniques is fundamental in forensic drug analysis. In the wake of the occurrence of large numbers of new psychoactive substances possessing similar chemical structures as already known ones, focus has been placed on applied criteria for their univocal identification. LÄS MER
4. Making drugs ethnic : Khat and minority drug use in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to study how discourses and problem representations have made some drugs and some forms of drug use into “ethnic problems” in Sweden and in Scandinavia. The primary example of such a process discussed in the dissertation concerns the use of the psychoactive and criminalized plant khat. LÄS MER
5. Bioanalytical development for application in therapeutic drug monitoring : focus on drugs used in psychiatry
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Since the 1950s and onwards, many new psychoactive drugs have been successfully introduced in clinical practice. A common feature of these drugs is a profound metabolism before clearance from the body. LÄS MER