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The prevalence of use, dependency and harms of legal ‘party pills’ containing benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluorophenylmethylpiperazine (TFMPP) in New Zealand

Chris Wilkins Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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Melissa Girling Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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Paul Sweetsur Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 213-224 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Chris Wilkins, Paul Sweetsur & Karl Parker. (2014) The impact of the prohibition of benzylpiperazine (BZP) “legal highs” on the availability, price and strength of BZP in New Zealand. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 144, pages 47-52.
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Chris Wilkins. (2014) A critical first assessment of the new pre-market approval regime for new psychoactive substances (NPS) in New Zealand. Addiction 109:10, pages 1580-1586.
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Karim M. Abdel-Hay, C. Randall Clark & Jack DeRuiter. (2013) Differentiation of trifluoromethylbenzylpiperazines (TFMBZPs) and trifluoromethylbenzoylpiperazines (TFMBOPs) by GC–MS. Forensic Science International 233:1-3, pages 113-120.
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Janie Sheridan, Christine Yang Dong, Rachael Butler & Joanne Barnes. (2013) The impact of New Zealand's 2008 prohibition of piperazine-based party pills on young people's substance use: Results of a longitudinal, web-based study. International Journal of Drug Policy 24:5, pages 412-422.
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Chris Wilkins, Janie Sheridan, Peter Adams, Bruce Russell, Sanya Ram & David Newcombe. (2013) The new psychoactive substances regime in New Zealand: a different approach to regulation. Journal of Psychopharmacology 27:7, pages 584-589.
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Bruce M.Z. Cohen & Rachael Butler. (2011) BZP-party pills: A review of research on benzylpiperazine as a recreational drug. International Journal of Drug Policy 22:2, pages 95-101.
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Chris Wilkins & Paul Sweetsur. (2010) Differences in harm from legal BZP/TFMPP party pills between North Island and South Island users in New Zealand: A case of effective industry self-regulation?. International Journal of Drug Policy 21:1, pages 86-90.
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Janie Sheridan & Rachael Butler. (2010) “They’re legal so they’re safe, right?” What did the legal status of BZP-party pills mean to young people in New Zealand?. International Journal of Drug Policy 21:1, pages 77-81.
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