Captagon: Use and Trade in the Middle East

Ahmed Al-Imam; Rita Santacroce; Andres Roman-Urrestarazu; Robert Chilcott; G. Martinotti; Giuseppe Bersani; Ornella Corazza

doi:10.1002/hup.2548

Captagon: Use and Trade in the Middle East

Ahmed Al-Imam
, Rita Santacroce
, Andres Roman-Urrestarazu
, Robert Chilcott
, G. Martinotti
, Giuseppe Bersani
, Ornella Corazza

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Abstract

Fenetheylline, a psychostimulant drug, often branded as Captagon, is a combination of amphetamine and theophylline. Since the cessation of its legal production in 1986, counterfeited products have been produced illicitly in south-east Europe and far-east Asia. Its profitable trade has been linked to terrorist organizations, including Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This study aims to reach up-to-date data, concerning the Captagon e-commerce and use in the Middle East.

Original language	English
Article number	e2548
Journal	Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
Volume	32
Issue number	3
Early online date	21 Oct 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2548
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2017

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