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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"illicit use"”.
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Identifying Subtypes and Consequences of Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants: A Pilot Study
<p>Illicit prescription stimulant use (IPSU) is a growing phenomenon among college students in the United States. IPSU is defined as taking a stimulant medication without a prescription or taking a stimulant prescription in higher doses than prescribed. To date, there are four major questions …
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High school students' perceptions of the non-medical use of ADHD prescription stimulant medications
… literature has documented a rise in the misuse of stimulant medications by those with a prescription for ADHD, as well as, the nonmedical or illicit use of stimulant medications by those without a prescription or a diagnosis of ADHD. This phenomenon has been particularly present on college …
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Follow the Money: Targeted Financial Measures to Counter Nuclear Proliferation
… of targeted financial measures to counter the illicit use of the international financial system by nations pursuing a nuclear weapon. Targeted financial measures have been used effectively to disrupt the financing of terrorist organizations and the United States has tried to apply many of the …
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CHARACTERIZING THE PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MEPHEDRONE AND DETERMINING THE ABUSE LIABILITY MECHANISMS
Illicit drug use has been a growing concern over the past few decades. The rise in use of illegal drugs drove the government and law enforcement to aggressively tackle this problem and crackdown on the illicit use of drugs. However, this sparked a further interest in ‘legal highs.’ Before 2011, …
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Novel Directions in Network Steganalysis
… network traffic and flows to prevent any illicit use of steganography. Using statistical metrics to compare malicious and matching benign flows has been a solid methodological approach in network steganalysis. This approach may not work in many practical situations, however, because it is …
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Impurity analysis of MDA synthesized from unrestricted compounds
… around the world. Its popularity for illicit use is due to its stimulant and hallucinogenic effects. MDA can be synthesized from starting materials and reagents that are uncontrolled. These syntheses are attractive to clandestine laboratories as they can source large quantities of …
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Effects of perinatal phencyclidine treatment on neuronal viability, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor regulation and schizophrenic-like behaviors
Clinical use of phencyclidine (PCP), a potent dissociative anesthetic, was abandoned as a result of reports of post-operative hallucinations and disoriented behavior; further, illicit use has substantially diminished because of its psychotomimetic properties. PCP intoxication in humans has also …
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Comparative Long-term Outcomes of Detoxification and Opioid Maintenance Therapy for the Management of Opioid Dependence
… the pharmacological management of dependence to illicit opioids detoxification and opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) are the primary treatment options. Over the past decade the United Kingdom has seen a mostly political push towards a more abstinence-oriented treatment agenda and away from the …
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Genetic engineering of antibody fragments for the detection of illicit drugs
The monitoring of illicit drugs is now of major importance. Key areas of analysis include the detection of illicit use by drivers, workplace testing, forensic investigations and general monitoring to detect or reduce abuse. Thus, the development of a highly sensitive and reliable array-based assay …
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The Development and Exploration of a Twelve-Factor Model of Motivations for Using Substances
… application of various salient motives to use substances across substance classes and has been further limited by only measuring substance use motives by the frequency at which one uses for a given reason. The purpose of this study was the development and initial validation of the …
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Development and validation of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods for screening of selective androgen receptor modulators in urine and blood
… (AAS) continue to be the drug class most abused amongst athletes, and despite the fact that adverse effects from pseudo-endogenous and synthetic AAS misuse are well known, the potential for irreversible effects on human health to be induced by AAS is still not sufficient to eliminate their …
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Emerging anabolic drugs - investigation of the in vitro and in vivo metabolism of selective androgen receptor modulators
… androgen receptor ligands with potential use for human therapeutic purposes. While SARMs show similar myoanabolic effects to anabolic androgenic steroids with reduced side effects, their exact underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Their abuse has been reported in human and animal …
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A Multi-Scale analysis of organochlorine pesticide contamination in raptor populations: research effort, historical trends, and current concentrations
… and led to their bans and/or restricted use. DDT and dieldrin are two of the most infamous pesticide compounds ever manufactured, being included on a list of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) of global concern by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Their …