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Detection of Newly Emerging Psychoactive Substances Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Calvo-Castro, Jesus; Guirguis, Amira; Samaras, Eleftherios; Zloh, Mire; Kirton, Stewart; Stair, Jacqueline (2018-09-12)

A novel approach for the identification of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by means of Raman spectroscopy coupled with Principal Components Analysis (PCA) employing the largest dataset of NPS reference materials to date ...

Intended and Unintended Use of Cathinone Mixtures

Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John; Stair, Jacqueline; Kirton, Stewart; Zloh, Mire; Schifano, Fabrizio (2017-06-28)

Introduction: Cathinones are one of the most popular categories of new psychoactive substances (NPS) consumed. Cathinones have different pharmacological activities and receptor selectivity for monoamine transporters based ...

Identification of new psychoactive substances using Raman spectroscopy: handheld and computational approaches.

Guirguis, Amira; Kirton, Stewart; Zloh, Mire; Samaras, Eleftherios; Girotto, Sarah; Berti, Benedetta; Stair, Jacqueline (Research and Advances in Psychiatry, 2016-05)

At this conference, I gave a presentation on the identification of new psychoactive substances using handheld Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics.

Survey of knowledge of legal highs (novel psychoactive substances) amongst London pharmacists

Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John; Stair, Jacqueline; Kirton, Stewart; Zloh, Mire; Goodair, Christine; Schifano, Fabrizio; Davidson, Colin (2015-06-01)

Purpose: To determine pharmacists’ knowledge of legal highs (novel psychoactive substances; NPS). Approach: A questionnaire was handed out at 2 London pharmacist continuing education events in mid-2014. These events update ...