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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 102, Issue 1, Pages 104-116Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2020.1715384
Keywords
Substance abuse; chemical analysis; identification; Voodoo; Egypt
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- U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center [2D43TW007296]
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The study identified the active components of the substance Voodoo, which is a mixture of various substances of abuse at different concentrations.
Background: 'Voodoo' is a new substance of abuse that recently spread among youth in Egypt. It has numerous potentially dangerous effects on humans. However, to date the composition of the main constituents of this compound is unknown. Purpose: We sought to identify the active components of this unknown substancevoodoo. Methods: Three samples were collected and analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector (HPLC-PAD), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) using targeted multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Results: HPLC-PAD analysis showed that samples 1 and 2 had some common major peaks, the same retention time, and similar spectra, whereas sample 3 showed different peaks. GC/MS analysis revealed the presence of various putatively identified bioactive compounds, including quinazolines, morphinan alkaloid, cannabinoids, penitrem A, and the well-known synthetic cannabinoid FUB-AMB (methyl(2S)-2-{[1-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]indazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3 methylbutanoate). UPLC-MS/MS analysis revealed the presence of common compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, tramadol, and oxazepam. Conclusion: We concluded that Voodoo is a mixture of substances of abuse at varying concentrations.
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