The Dangers of Psychoactive Substances

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Denise J. Burton (Editor)

Series: New Developments in Medical Research
BISAC: MED000000

This book contains four selected chapters on the dangers of psychoactive substances. Chapter One reviews synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones. Chapter Two is a comprehensive methodical validation of caffeine as an anthropogenic marker in water samples. Chapter Three is a cross-sectional chromatographic and pharmacogenetic study on the functional impact of CYP2D6 variants and their expression pattern. Chapter Four is a method development study on old benzodiazepine and new NPS-phenazepam. The book concludes with a bibliography.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. The Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cathinones Phenomenon: From Hazardous Effects to Monitoring Approaches
Merve Kuloglu Genc, PhD and Selda Mercan, PhD
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Department of Science, Istanbul, Turkey

Chapter 2. A Comprehensive Method Validation of Caffeine as an Anthropogenic Marker in Water Samples by LC-MS/MS
Yeliz Arpacik1,2, Gulten Kahyaoglu Erbas2, Tugba Tekin Bulbul1, Merve Kuloglu Genc1, PhD and Selda Mercan1, PhD
1
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Department of Science, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Public Health Laboratory, Istanbul, Turkey

Chapter 3. A Cross-Sectional Chromatographic and Pharmacogenetic Study on the Functional Impact of CYP2D6 Variants and Their Expression Pattern
Selda Mercan, PhD, and Munevver Acikkol, PhD (TR)
Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine Istanbul, Buyukcekmece, Turkey

Chapter 4. Old Benzodiazepine, New NPS−Phenazepam: A Method Development Study
Merve Kuloglu Genc1, PhD and James Barker2, PhD
1Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Department of Science, Istanbul, Turkey
2School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, UK

Bibliography

Index

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