Using Papaverine and Its Metabolites, 6-Desmethyl Papaverine and 4 ',6-Didesmethyl Papaverine as Biomarkers to Improve the Detection Time of Heroin Use

Wolf, CE; Pierce, KL; Goldfine, BL; Nanco, CR; Poklis, JL; Korzun, WJ

Wolf, CE (reprint author), Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Pathol, Box 980165, Richmond, VA 23298 USA.

JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY, 2019; 43 (8): 600

Abstract

Opioid usage in the USA has increased over the past decade, with prescriptions increasing from 76 million in 1991 to 207 million in 2013. New regulati......

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