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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
Benzodiazepines are frequently abused by heroin users, but not all compounds have shown the same abuse liability. We developed an analytical method that was able to detect various benzodiazepine compounds in a single run. Enzymatically hydrolyzed urine underwent a liquid-liquid extraction procedure with chloroform/isopropanol (9:1) at pH 8-9 followed by a solid-liquid clean-up (Bond Elut TCA C18) to obtain appropriate extracts for HPLC analysis. Mobile phase composition was optimized by means of the linear solvation energy relationship methodology based on Reichardt's normalized solvatochromic parameter (E(T)N). The method was validated for the simultaneous detection and quantitation of alprazolam, alpha-hydroxyalprazolam, oxazepam, 7-aminoflunitrazepam, flunitrazepam, nordiazepam, lorazepam, and diazepam. The prevalence of benzodiazepine consumption in 229 opioid-dependent subjects on methadone-maintenance treatment was 48%. Oxazepam and nordiazepam were the benzodiazepines most frequently recoved in urine samples. The prevalence of alprazolam use (40%) was higher than that of flunitrazepam (10%).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0146-4760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
130-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Analytical methodology for the detection of benzodiazepine consumption in opioid-dependent subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Unitat de Farmacologia, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica IMIM, Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies