The Potential of Hair Matrix for Biomarker Analysis in Schizophrenia
Abstract Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex psychiatric disorder with positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms that cause long-term functional impairment. Despite…
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Presentations of active substance use in the emergency department
Abstract Objectives: To explore the most common clinical presentations of active substance users in our institution’s Emergency Department (ED). Methods:…
From the Streets to the Judicial Evidence: Determination of Traditional Illicit Substances in Drug Seizures by a Rapid and Sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS-Based Platform
Abstract According to the 2021 World Drug Report, around 275 million people use drugs of abuse, and 36 million people…
Substance Use among Adolescents: A Retrospective Study (2017–2018) in the Toxicology Unit, University Hospital of Lille, France
Abstract Research on adolescent substance use is of utmost importance. Using local toxicological data, both prevalence and pattern of substance…
Seizures of illicit substances for personal use in two Italian provinces: analysis of trends by type and purity from 2008 to 2017
Abstract Background: The use of illicit substances represents one of the most difficult problems to confront in the health system.…