Dr. Janet
Mifsud, 
Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
University of Malta
Mr. Carmel Sammut,
Department of Toxicology, University of Malta
Medical School
Dr. Michael Sammut,
Department of Toxicology, University of Malta
Medical School
Ms. Roberta Messina
Fenech,
Malta Sports Council
Dr. John Buhagiar,
Malta Sports Council
This research
project is evaluating the incidence of overdosages and poisoning in Malta and is
also considering the stereoselective disposition of designer amphetamines in
humans. It has only been recently shown that there may be stereoselective
differences between the metabolism of MDMA enantiomers and this proposed work
will establish novel methodologies in the detection and separation of related
amphetamines, investigating correlations, if any, between enantiomer ratios in
biological fluids of drug abusers and related toxicity. Drug doping in sport in
Malta is also being investigated.
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