Assessing the suitability of ‘mass loss analysis’ as a low cost, low technology test to approximate MDMA content in ecstasy tablets, using laboratory and field comparisons

Research Square November 5, 2025 preprint DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7670422/v1 (opens in new tab)

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Assessing the suitability of ‘mass loss analysis’ as a low cost, low technology test to approximate MDMA content in ecstasy tablets, using laboratory and field comparisons

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