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Table 2 Samples containing other substances different from cannabis, cocaine and heroin, per year and by substance

From: Seizures of illicit substances for personal use in two Italian provinces: analysis of trends by type and purity from 2008 to 2017

Substance (form)

Samples

n (%)

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Ketamine (powder)

7 (9.7)

1

 

2

1

   

1

2

 

Methadone (liquid)

17 (23.6)

 

2

6

5

  

1

1

1

1

Buprenorphine (tablet)

1 (1.4)

   

1

      

Amphetamine (tablets, powder)

10 (13.9)

  

1

1

3

1

3

 

1

 

Methamphetamine (crystals)

9 (12.5)

     

1

2

1

2

3

MDMAa

(tablets, powder)

13 (18.1)

  

3

2

3

 

5

   

Mephedrone (tablets)

3 (4.2)

  

1

    

1

 

1

UR-144 (resin material)

1 (1.4)

      

1

   

LSDb

(blotter)

1 (1.4)

       

1

  

2C-Bc

(blotter)

1 (1.4)

      

1

   

Psilocybe (mushrooms)

1 (1.4)

       

1

  

Butylone (tablet)

1 (1.4)

       

1

  

4-MEC d

(tablet)

1 (1.4)

       

1

  

3-MMC e

(tablet)

1 (1.4)

         

1

Pentedrone

(tablet)

1 (1.4)

         

1

Tramadol f

(tablets)

2 (2.8)

       

1

 

1

Hypnotics (tablets):

Lormetazepam

Zolpidem

2 (2.8)

       

1

1

 

Total

(%)

72

(100)

1

(1.4)

2

(2.8)

13

(18.0)

10

(13.9)

6

(8.3)

2

(2.8)

13

(18.0)

10

(13.9)

7

(9.7)

8

(11.1)

  1. a MDMA: 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine; b LSD: D-lysergic acid diethylamide; c 2C-B: 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxybenzeneethanamine; d 4-MEC: 4-methylethcathinone; e 3-MMC: 3-methylmethcathinone; f tropicamide (eye drops) was seized simultaneously