Fenetheylline in the Middle East, a thriving trade in the post-Saddam era

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  • Ahmed M Lutfi Lecturer, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRAQ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v7i4.14228

Keywords:

Fenethylline, Captagon, Amphetamines, PIEDs, Psychoactive, Illicit

Abstract

Aims and Objectives: To collect up-to-date knowledge using a systematic review of the literature and to get evidence-based data concerning Fenethylline, and its illegal commerce in the region of the Middle East after 2003.

Materials and Methods: Four main medicalliterature databases were scrutinized using a list of pre-specified keywords. Additionally, social networks, and other resources were utilized to retrieve relevant data. The total number of references that were used in this paper is twenty-two.

Results: The literature search was conducted from the 3rd of December to the 29th of December 2015. The search was done from Baghdad, Iraq via the Earth link-Telenet Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Total Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) were 463137. The highest SERPs were for the keywords “Amphetamine” and “Fitton.” Google Scholar and PubMed were the databases that scored the highest SERPs. Captagon is a dangerous psychoactive substance. Its production was officially stopped in the 1980s. Currently, Captagon, and counterfeit Captagonare being illegally produced in South-East Europe and trafficked to the region of the Middle East.

Conclusion: In the post-Saddam era of the Middle East, this substance has been traded and distributed at an exponential rate. The main explanation is that the rise of this illegal commerce is related to the chaos and the lack of order in the regions of conflict and civil war in Syria and Iraq in particular.

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(4) 2016 116-119

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Author Biography

Ahmed M Lutfi, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRAQ

Medical doctor, Anatomist, and Dermatologist
MD, PG-Cert (United States), PG-Diploma (United Kingdom), M.Sc. (United Kingdom)
Member of National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
Member of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
Member of American Association of Anatomists (AAA)

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Published

2016-07-04

How to Cite

Lutfi, A. M. (2016). Fenetheylline in the Middle East, a thriving trade in the post-Saddam era. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(4), 116–119. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v7i4.14228

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2016)

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Short Communications

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