Quality of cocaine seized in 1997 in the street-drug market of São Paulo city, Brazil
RBCF, Rev. bras. ciênc. farm. (Impr.)
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39(1): 71-75, jan.-mar. 2003. graf
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ABSTRACT
Street drugs when in great demand in an illicit market become not only more expensive but are also subject to extensive adulteration and dilution. These fraudulent practices may also contribute to the amplification of toxic effects observed in the abuse of certain drugs including cocaine hydrochloride. The number of seizures reflects the increase of illicit use of cocaine powder in the city of S.Paulo, where the identity of the suspected drug is its hydrochloride form. Routine analytical procedures in enforcement laboratories in Brazil now comprise techniques involving thin layer chromatography for presumptive identification of the drug and eventually gas chromatography for its confirmation or quantification whenever required...
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Asunto principal:
Toxicología
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Cafeína
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Cocaína
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Sustancias Tóxicas
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Anestésicos Locales
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
RBCF, Rev. bras. ciênc. farm. (Impr.)
Asunto de la revista:
Bioquímica
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Farmacia
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Farmacología
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Médico Legal de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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