Surface internet marketplace presence and availability of NPS sold as research chemicals: a snapshot study

Stephen L. ThorntonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kansas Poison Control System, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA;

Michael A. DarracqDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA;

Hallam M. GugelmannDepartment of Emergency Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center St. Luke’s Campus, and California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, CA, USA

Patil ArmenianDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]

Pages 67-74 | Published online: 12 Aug 2019

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