Problems of Forensic Sciences 2003 Vol. 56 (LVI) 100-108
ILLICIT “ECSTASY” TABLETS IN SOUTHERN POLAND: A TWO-YEAR REVIEW
Piotr ADAMOWICZ, Ewa CHUDZIKIEWICZ, Wojciech LECHOWICZ
Institute of Forensic Research, Cracow
Streszczenie
Clandestinely manufactured ecstasy tablets contain varying concentrations of main ingredients. 3,4-methylenodioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is the major component of illicit tablets, but other substances may also be present. One hundred and ninety nine ecstasy tablets confiscated by the Polish police in 2001 and 2002 were sent to the Institute of Forensic Research in Cracow for analysis. Tablets were screened using thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and the main components were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection.
Słowa kluczowe
Ecstasy; Illicit tablets; Ingredients; MDMA.