Preliminary assessment of fentanyl and synthetic opioids prevalence among addiction patients by means of hair analysis

• Main Authors: Alberto Salomone (Author), Ermelinda Levari (Author), Andrea Lotti (Author), Marinella Frenguelli (Author), Valentina Longo (Author), Massimo Gottardi (Author), Giovanni Michele Marchio (Author), Martina Stefani (Author), Roberta Ferrucci (Author), Attilio Negri (Author), Ornella Corazza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although the diffusion of novel synthetic opioids has become a worldwide phenomenon, their prevalence of use in Italy seems to be limited. Existing national data is mainly derived by anamnestic surveyslacking of toxicological validation and not always disclosing the use of these compound...