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24-04-2022 | Letter to the Editor

2-Methoxyqualone, a new recreational drug, discovered from a package seized by the police: a preliminary report

Authors: Hongkun Yang, Shuyun Wang, Haitao Qi, Jinlei Liu, Yue Wang, Jie Gu, Amin Wurita, Koutaro Hasegawa

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Title: 2-Methoxyqualone, a new recreational drug, discovered from a package seized by the police: a preliminary report
Authors: Hongkun Yang
Shuyun Wang
Haitao Qi
Jinlei Liu
Yue Wang
Jie Gu
Amin Wurita
Koutaro Hasegawa
Publication date: 24-04-2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Published in: Forensic Toxicology / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 1860-8965
Electronic ISSN: 1860-8973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-022-00626-w