Head shop compound abuse amongst attendees of the Drug Treatment Centre Board.

McNamara, S; Stokes, S; Coleman, N

dc.contributor.author	McNamara, S
dc.contributor.author	Stokes, S
dc.contributor.author	Coleman, N
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-28T14:37:14Z
dc.date.available	2011-03-28T14:37:14Z
dc.date.issued	2010-05
dc.identifier.citation	Head shop compound abuse amongst attendees of the Drug Treatment Centre Board. 2010, 103 (5):134, 136-7 Ir Med J	en
dc.identifier.issn	0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid	20666082
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/125866
dc.description.abstract	The use of "Head Shop" compounds has received much media attention lately. There is very little research in the current literature with regard to the extent of the usage of these substances amongst the drug using population in Ireland. We conducted a study to examine the extent of the usage of Mephedrone, Methylone and BZP amongst attendees of Methadone maintenance programs at the DTCB. Two hundred and nine samples in total were tested. The results showed significant usage of these compounds amongst this cohort of drug users, with 29 (13.9%) of samples tested being positive for Mephedrone, 7 (3.3%) positive for Methylone and 1 (0.5%) positive for BZP.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject.mesh	Chromatography, Liquid
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Ireland
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Screening
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Spectrometry
dc.subject.mesh	Methamphetamine
dc.subject.mesh	Piperazines
dc.subject.mesh	Street Drugs
dc.subject.mesh	Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders
dc.title	Head shop compound abuse amongst attendees of the Drug Treatment Centre Board.	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	The Drug Treatment Centre Board, 30-31 Pearse St, Dublin 2.	en
dc.identifier.journal	Irish medical journal	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-22T11:38:04Z
html.description.abstract	The use of "Head Shop" compounds has received much media attention lately. There is very little research in the current literature with regard to the extent of the usage of these substances amongst the drug using population in Ireland. We conducted a study to examine the extent of the usage of Mephedrone, Methylone and BZP amongst attendees of Methadone maintenance programs at the DTCB. Two hundred and nine samples in total were tested. The results showed significant usage of these compounds amongst this cohort of drug users, with 29 (13.9%) of samples tested being positive for Mephedrone, 7 (3.3%) positive for Methylone and 1 (0.5%) positive for BZP.