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The use, misuse and abuse of benzodiazepines are common phenomena in Italy as well as elsewhere. In particular flunitrazepam seems to be specifically abused by narcotic addicts1.
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Montagna, M., Baldi, M.L., Fantoccoli, D. (1987). The Stability of 7-Nitrobenzodiazepines in Post Mortem Blood: Analytical Problems and Forensic Implications. In: Piemonte, G., Tagliaro, F., Marigo, M., Frigerio, A. (eds) Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3526-7_9
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