Products Gammahydroxybutyrate is commercially available as an oral solution (Xyrem). It has been approved in many countries since 2006. The drug belongs to narcotics and requires an aggravated prescription. GHB is also known to be manufactured and trafficked illegally. Structure and properties The free γ-hydroxybutyric acid (C4H8O3, Mr = 104.1 g/mol) is a colorless and … Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
Products AH-7921 is not on the market as a drug. It has been semi-legally and illegally traded on the black market and abused as an intoxicant since 2012. AH-7921 was patented in 1976 by Allen and Hanburys Ltd. Structure and properties AH-7921 (C16H22Cl2N2O, Mr = 329.3 g/mol) is structurally different from classical opioids such as … AH-7921
Products Codeine is available alone or in combination with other active ingredients in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, capsules, dragées, syrups, drops, bronchial pastilles, and as suppositories. It is also combined fixedly with acetaminophen for the treatment of pain (see under codeine acetaminophen). Structure and properties Codeine (C18H21NO3, Mr = 299.36 g/mol) is -methylated … Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products The narcotics are a group of centrally acting drugs and substances, which are strongly regulated and controlled by the state respectively by the drug and health authorities. This is primarily to prevent abuse and to protect the population from the undesirable effects and addiction. Certain narcotics – for example, many potent hallucinogens – are … Narcotics Effects and Side Effects
Products Alfentanil is commercially available as a solution for injection (Rapifen). It has been approved in many countries since 1983. Structure and properties Alfentanil (C21H32N6O3, Mr = 416.5 g/mol) is a 4-anilidopiperidine and a tetrazole derivative. It is present in the drug as alfentanil hydrochloride, a white powder that is readily soluble in water. The … Alfentanil
Products Hemp and preparations made from it, such as marijuana, cannabis resin, THC, and cannabis extracts, are generally among the prohibited narcotics in many countries. However, the Federal Office of Public Health may grant exemptions for research, drug development and limited medical use. In 2013, a cannabis oral spray (Sativex) was approved as a medicine … Cannabis
Products 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is not licensed in many countries. It is one of the prohibited narcotics (d) and is therefore not commercially available. MDPV was developed as a designer drug and was therefore initially available legally in many countries. It was marketed as “bath salts” to give it a legal appearance. Structure and properties MDPV … MDPV
Products Noscapine is commercially available in the form of lozenges, capsules, drops, as a syrup, and as suppositories. Except for Tussanil N, the drugs are combination products. Structure and properties The phthalideisoquinoline noscapine (C22H23NO7, Mr = 413.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as a free base or as noscapine hydrochloride monohydrate. Noscapine is a white … Noscapine
Products Nicomorphine was commercially available in the form of tablets, suppositories, and as a solution for injection (Vilan). It had been approved in many countries since 1957. It was discontinued in 2015. Structure and properties Nicomorphine (C29H25N3O5, Mr = 495.5 g/mol), like heroin, is an ester as well as a nicotinic acid derivative of morphine … Nicomorphine
Products Heroin (med. diamorphine) is commercially available as an injectable and in tablet form (Diaphin). It has been approved as a drug in many countries since 2001. Structure and properties Heroin is a diacetylated derivative of the opium ingredient morphine and belongs to the opioid group. It is present in drugs as diamorphine hydrochloride monohydrate … Heroin
Products Mephedrone has long been legally available in many countries and sold, for example, over the Internet as a plant and cactus fertilizer because it is a nitrogen compound (“The Best for Your Succulents”). E-commerce has played a major role in its distribution. It was also available in clubs and hemp stores. As of December … Mephedrone
Products Spice is traded as an illegal or pseudo-legal narcotic. It was initially available (semi)legally because the synthetic active ingredients were not yet listed as prohibited narcotics (“legal high”). Spice first appeared in Europe in 2004. Ingredients Spice is made with herbs that are treated with synthetic cannabinoids. To do this, the substances are usually … Spice
