Théo Willeman, Justine Grunwald, Marc Manceau, Frédéric Lapierre, Lila Krebs-Drouot, Coralie Boudin, Virginie Scolan, Hélène Eysseric-Guerin, Françoise Stanke-Labesque, Bruno Revol
OBJECTIVES: Smartphones have become everyday objects on which the accumulation of fingerprints is significant. In addition, a large proportion of the population regularly uses a smartphone, especially younger people. The objective of this study was to evaluate smartphones as a new matrix for toxico-epidemiology. METHODS: This study was conducted during two separate events (techno and trance) at an electronic music nightclub in Grenoble, France. Data on reported drug use and whether drugs were snorted directly from the surface of the smartphone were collected using an anonymous questionnaire completed voluntarily by drug users...
April 5, 2024: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: CCLM