PMID- 16870373
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070524
LR  - 20070319
IS  - 0379-0738 (Print)
IS  - 0379-0738 (Linking)
VI  - 167
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007 Mar 22
TI  - "Life expectancy" of "ecstasy" tablets in Israel in the years 2001-2003.
PG  - 22-9
AB  - 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) tablets known as "ecstasy" became a very 
      popular drug amongst Israeli youth in the last decade. The ecstasy tablets have a 
      simple design impressed on them (logos) making it relatively easy to distinguish 
      between various logos. The life expectancy of ecstasy tablet logos, defined as 
      the period between the first seizure by the police of a certain logo until the 
      last seizure of the same logo, was monitored during the years 2001-2003. During 
      this time interval, 58 different tablet logos were seized. A total of 26 logos, 
      defined as common logos with at least 10 independent seizures, were observed. At 
      any given time interval during this period, 8-10 common logos were found with an 
      average life expectancy of approximately 9 months. Five of the observed 26 common 
      logos were defined as the most common logos that appeared in at least 200 
      independent seizures each. Plots of the number of seizures and number of tablets 
      seized as a function of time are presented and discussed as well as explanations 
      for the high turnover rate of any given logo.
FAU - Levy, Rina
AU  - Levy R
AD  - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Division of Identification and Forensic Science 
      (DIFS), National Police Headquarters, Haim Bar-Lev Road, Jerusalem 91906, Israel. 
      ar_levy@zahav.net.il
FAU - Zelkowicz, Avraham
AU  - Zelkowicz A
FAU - Abu, Ester
AU  - Abu E
FAU - Ravreby, Mark D
AU  - Ravreby MD
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060725
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Forensic Sci Int
JT  - Forensic science international
JID - 7902034
EDAT- 2006/07/28 09:00
MHDA- 2006/07/28 09:01
CRDT- 2006/07/28 09:00
PHST- 2005/12/01 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2006/05/08 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/06/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/07/28 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/07/28 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2006/07/28 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0379-0738(06)00368-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Mar 22;167(1):22-9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.012. 
      Epub 2006 Jul 25.