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Abstract
Drug use is prevalent in prisons with drugs associated with depressant effects found to be moreprevalent than stimulants. Synthetic cathinones (SCats; often sold as “bath salts”, “ecstasy”, “molly”,and “monkey dust”) are the second largest category of new psychoactive substances (NPS) currentlymonitored by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and arecommonly used as substitutes for regulated stimulants, such as amphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA.N,N-dimethylpentylone (also known as dimethylpentylone, dipentylone, and bk-DMBDP) was detectedfor the first time in the Scottish prisons in seven powder samples seized between January and July 2023.Samples were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), ultra-highperformance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QToF-MS),and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR). Dimethylpentylone was detected alongside otherdrugs in four samples, including the novel benzodiazepine desalkylgidazepam (bromonordiazepam) andthe synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) MDMB-INACA and MDMB-4en-PINACA.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112145 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Forensic Science International |
Volume | 361 |
Early online date | 9 Jul 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- N,N-dimethylpentylone
- prisons
- synthetic cathinones
- new psychoactive substances
- Prisons
- Synthetic cathinones
- New psychoactive substances
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS)
Nic Daeid, N. (Investigator)
1/07/16 → 30/06/26
Project: Research