Affiliation:
1. Forensic Center of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Nizhny Novgorod region
Abstract
The article provides information on the decomposition of the narcotic α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (α-PVP) in nasway and the results of the study of the decomposition rate for the drug in an alkaline environment. It is shown that in a week, the content of α-PVP in nasway reduces by almost two times, and in 1,5–2 months, it is not found in the sample. Similar results were acquired for aqueous alkaline solutions of α-PVP.The information obtained can be useful for experts specializing in “research of narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors, potent and poisonous substances” when conducting examinations and research.
Publisher
Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice (RFCFS)
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