Characterization and Profiling of Methamphetamine Seizures
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- Inoue Hiroyuki
- National Research Institute of Police Science
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- Iwata Yuko T.
- National Research Institute of Police Science
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- Kuwayama Kenji
- National Research Institute of Police Science
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Abstract
Methamphetamine (MA) is the most common drug of abuse in Japan. MA is produced by chemical synthesis and final products of the drug contain small amounts of precursor chemicals, intermediates and by-products. Chirality is a principal characteristic of MA for evaluating the precursor chemicals. Adulterants such as dimethyl sulfone might be associated closely with trafficking routes of illicit drugs. Drug profiling is a scientific tool to identify the synthesis route, the sources of supply, trafficking routes and connections between seizures, which supports drug law enforcement agencies in their effort to eliminate organized drug crime. This review summarizes methods for characterization and profiling of MA hydrochloride, mainly based on our findings.
Journal
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- Journal of Health Science
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Journal of Health Science 54 (6), 615-622, 2008
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204498432000
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- NII Article ID
- 110007005213
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- NII Book ID
- AA11316464
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- COI
- 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD1cXhsFSlsb3P
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- ISSN
- 13475207
- 13449702
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- NDL BIB ID
- 9715503
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed