AH-7921: From Potential Analgesic Medicine to Recreational Drug

Maurizio Coppola; Raffaella Mondola

doi:10.5812/ijhrba.22593

AH-7921: From Potential Analgesic Medicine to Recreational Drug

authors:

Maurizio Coppola ^{1
, *} , Raffaella Mondola ²

1 Department of Addiction, ASL CN2, 12051, Alba (CN), Italy

2 Department of Mental Health, ASL CN1, 12037, Saluzzo (CN), Italy

International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.6, issue 2; e22593

published online: May 10, 2016

article type: Letter

received: August 22, 2014

revised: February 17, 2016

accepted: March 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.22593

how to cite: Coppola M, Mondola R. AH-7921: From Potential Analgesic Medicine to Recreational Drug. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2017;6(2):e22593. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.22593.

Keywords

AH-7921 Analgesics Opioid Morphine Benzamides

Footnotes

Authors’ Contribution:Maurizio Coppola and Raffaella Mondola developed the original idea and the study protocol, abstracted and analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. They both act as guarantors for the study.
Financial Disclosure:The authors report no financial interests related to the material in the manuscript.
Funding/Support:This study was not supported by any grant or other financial support.

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