YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
October 31, 2020
Rie Tanaka, Maiko Kawamura, Takashi Hakamatsuka et al.
15 citations
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a hallucinogen, synthesized from ergot alkaloid, and controlled as a narcotic in Japan. Recently, LSD derivatives have appeared as designer drugs, all over the world. In previous study, we reported identification and analysis of four LSD derivatives in four paper sheet products. In this study, we detected three additional LSD derivatives from three paper...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
April 30, 2020
Rie Tanaka, Maiko Kawamura, Takashi Hakamatsuka et al.
15 citations
To prevent the abuse of new psychoactive substances (NPS), a total of 2372 substances and two plants are controlled as "Designated Substances" in Japan as of September 2019. Although the distribution of these substances has decreased for the past three years, newly-emerged NPS are still being found. In this study, we detected four lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) derivatives as designer drugs...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
February 1, 2010
Nahoko Uchiyama, Norimasa Miyazawa, Maiko Kawamura et al.
16 citations
Thirty-two psychotropic substances were listed as designated substances (Shitei-Yakubutsu, 31 compounds and 1 plant) in Japan by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in April 2007 for preventing the abuse of these substances. Subsequently, other psychoactive compounds were also added to this category, 40 substances (classified as 12 tryptamines, 17 phenethylamines, 3 piperazines, 6 alkyl nitrites, 1...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
June 1, 2009
Maiko Kawamura, Yukihiro Goda, Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri
19 citations
Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) is a novel ionization technique that provides for the rapid ionization of small molecules under ambient conditions. To investigate the trend of non-controlled psychotropic plants of abuse in Japan, a rapid screening method, without sample preparation, was developed using DART-time of flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS) for plant products. The major psychotropic...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
December 1, 2008
Kanako Satoh, Ryouichi Nonaka
4 citations
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan enacted an "Ordinance concerning the abuse prevention of the psychoactive drugs" in April 2006 that prohibited the manufacture, cultivation, sales, possession, use, etc., of these drugs. Therefore, we constructed a reproducible, simple, and small-scale determination method of the psychoactive drugs for the re-uptake and the release of monoamines...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
October 1, 2008
Nahoko Uchiyama, Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri, Nobuo Kawahara et al.
46 citations
Many psychotropic substances are easily available in Japan via the Internet, thus the spread of drug abuse is becoming more serious problem. To avoid drug abuse, 32 substances have been controlled in Japan since April in 2007 by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law as designated substances (Shitei-Yakubutsu, classified as 11 tryptamines, 11 phenethylamines, 2 piperazines, 6 alkyl nitrites, 1...
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
June 1, 2008
Nahoko Uchiyama, Maiko Kawamura, Hiroyuki Kamakura et al.
17 citations
Many psychotropic substances are readily available in Japan via the Internet. To avoid the spread of drug abuse, some drugs have been controlled as designated substances (Shitei-Yakubutsu) in Japan since 2007 by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Twenty-nine designated substances (classified as tryptamine, phenethylamine and piperazine types) were analyzed using color tests and TLC. The color...