Craig Mckenzie

Quality Control and Analytical Research Manager at Chiron AS, Trondheim, Norway. Cinephile. Appreciator of beautiful music, mountains and Northern Lights.

[Craig Mckenzie @itsdrmac]

Two collaborative papers on brominated and/or tailless synthetic cannabinoids now published (i) @CaitlynNorman6 et al. Detection in seized samples, metabolism studies👇, (ii) @Marie_Deventer et al in vitro pharmacology (+more) 👉see comments.
@Chiron_AS
https://t.co/I9IJORk3IX

[Craig Mckenzie @itsdrmac]

Farewell Twitter/x, it started well and ends badly.

[Sarah Wille @smrwille]

Use of carhinones on the rise in Belgium.
´Mefi' of 'Miauwmiauw' in opmars https://t.co/swyYqefMX4

[Caitlyn Norman @CaitlynNorman6]

New paper published today on the detection of the synthetic cathinone dimethylpentylone in seized samples, including in mixtures with novel benzodiazepines and synthetic cannabinoids! @lrcfs Check it out 👉👉 https://t.co/0890mkRjIv

[MANDRAKE @MANDRAKE_LAB]

💥BREAKING!💥 10 June 2024

“The Challenge of #NPS - A Technical Update (2024)” is launched by @UNODC & @unodc_lab.

Extremely proud of our Director, @sutcliffeob, who worked w/ the team to prepare the final report.

Available free here: https://t.co/8Tgp7S0j3r…

[UNODC Forensic Services @unodc_lab]

Children and adolescents are at risk by products containing semi-synthetic cannabinoids in the form of sweets and other edibles which are easily accessible via vending machines.

– check out the new #UNODC #SMARTForensics Update 🔗: https://t.co/oFMO6okxCf

[Clinical Toxicology @Clin_Tox]

More than half of US poison center calls pertaining to the THC analogues delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, and THC-O-acetate involve children and adolescents

Overall, 38% of individuals experienced serious outcome
https://t.co/yjEbb1HkWN

[NDARC, UNSW @NDARCNEWS]

N-pyrrolidino protonitazene (NPP) - a type of nitazene was detected at a Canberra pill testing service for the first time.

Read the full story via the ABC Canberra: https://t.co/acq3hKAplJ

[UNODC Forensic Services @unodc_lab]

Semi-synthetic cannabinoids are on the rise and diversify the #cannabis market – check out the new #UNODC #SMARTForensics Update

🔗: https://t.co/oFMO6ojZMH

@unodc_lab
#EarlyWarning

[Craig Mckenzie @itsdrmac]

Fantastic, thorough work from a great team of researchers. Congratulations to all involved. A highly recommended read .

[Caitlyn Norman @CaitlynNorman6]

NEW PAPER ALERT!!! Human metabolism of the semi-synthetic cannabinoids hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and their acetates (HHC-O and HHCP-O) using hepatocytes and urine samples. TAKE A LOOK! 👉👉👉 https://t.co/XpEiCXLKoc

[UNODC Forensic Services @unodc_lab]

Semi-synthetic cannabinoids are on the rise and new products diversify the cannabis markets – soon in the new #SMARTForensics Update! @unodc_lab

[Katja Pihlainen @KatjaPihlainen]

Finland: Seized fake alprazolam tablets contained metonitazene. https://t.co/y6jG1T6Bbs

[Liesl Janssens @JanssensLiesl]

📢 Publication alert for a comparative analysis of 30 hemp-derived and/or #semisynthetic cannabinoids vs. d9-THC: looking into the potential for abuse and investigating seized drug products

🔍 Now published online
https://t.co/rGcCMAk8lu

🙏🏼@Cayman_Forensic
🙏🏼@christophestove

[Vic @vickicraik]

ALERT: There’s xylazine in the heroin. Today, Public Health Scotland (@P_H_S_Official) released an alert on the non-opioid tranquiliser, xylazine, after it has been increasingly detected in overdoses and deaths.

Please share: https://t.co/um8ftfuakf

[Maarten Degreef @MaartenDegreef]

We have 2 exciting new projects coming up and are looking for junior scientists to join our team. Interested?

👉Drug incident network: https://t.co/rWTYZGNX89

👉Drug policy at events: https://t.co/R263e5nJEd

[lornanisbet @lornanisbet1]

🚀 Exciting News Alert! 🚀
As the Programme Lead, I am beyond excited to share that @dundeeuni and @lrcfs have introduced a part-time distance Drug Analysis and Toxicology MSc, launching Sept 24.

https://t.co/4tbL1VTN49

#ProfessionalDevelopment #NewCourse #CareerGrowth

[Eric Sparkes @eric_sparkes]

Latest work from @Lambert_Usyd is online in @ACSChemNeurosci!

In another great collaboration with @christophestove et al., we looked at the recently detected synthetic cannabinoid ADB-HEXINACA and related analogues as emerging NPS🧪🔍

https://t.co/Sra7FCUERl

[Christophe Stove @christophestove]

Nice collaborative work (1st paper of @AxelleTimmerman 👏) w. @eric_sparkes & other fantastic @Lambert_Usyd colleagues now out in @ACSChemNeurosci:
Synthesis and Functional Evaluation of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists Related to ADB-HEXINACA
https://t.co/9GY9XbDJLX
🧵 👇

[István Ujváry 🇭🇺 ⚗️ 📚 🖥️🏳️ @IUjvary]

"is believed to have been detected in the UK:
Methylenedioxynitazene (2-(2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-5-nitro1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine)"

[István Ujváry 🇭🇺 ⚗️ 📚 🖥️🏳️ @IUjvary]

Pharmacologic characterization at mu, kappa and delta opioid receptors and structure-activity relationships of 19 nitazenes with substitutions at three positions of the benzimidazole core https://t.co/Vjl3OCQrB5

[Vic @vickicraik]

Today #bromazolam was internationally controlled by the United Nations #CND67

In Scotland, bromazolam was detected in 24% of drug-positive post mortem toxicology samples in quarter 3, 2023.

Bromazolam emerged after etizolam was controlled. What will replace it?

#radar #benzos