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GRAVEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone
1, record 1, English, alpha%2Dpyrrolidinovalerophenone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alpha-PVP 1, record 1, English, alpha%2DPVP
correct
- α-PVP 1, record 1, English, %26%23945%3B%2DPVP
correct
- flakka 1, record 1, English, flakka
correct
- gravel 1, record 1, English, gravel
- niff 1, record 1, English, niff
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone – also known as "α-PVP," "alpha-PVP," "gravel," "flakka" or "niff" – is one of a number of recreational drugs in the "bath salts" (or cathinones) family, so called because they resemble bath salts and because they have sometimes been sold disguised as them. 1, record 1, English, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinovalerophenone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alpha-pyrrolidinovalérophénone
1, record 1, French, alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- alpha-PVP 2, record 1, French, alpha%2DPVP
correct, feminine noun
- α-PVP 3, record 1, French, %26%23945%3B%2DPVP
correct, feminine noun
- flakka 4, record 1, French, flakka
correct, feminine noun
- folie à 5 dollars 5, record 1, French, folie%20%C3%A0%205%20dollars
feminine noun
- gravel 3, record 1, French, gravel
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nouvelle drogue synthétique, connue sous le nom de «flakka», a déjà fait plusieurs dizaines de victimes en Floride. 6, record 1, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont mortes dans cet État du sud-est des États-Unis et la consommation de la flakka - aussi appelée «folie à 5 dollars» à cause du prix d’une dose - gagne malgré tout en popularité. 7, record 1, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gravel : terme dont le genre est ambigu. 8, record 1, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record 1, Key term(s)
- folie à cinq dollars
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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