Table 3 Concentrations of opiates and adulterants in the heroin samples after the “Turkish” preparation method. Numbers in brackets are changes compared to untreated samples
From: Cooking heroin the Turkish way: chemical investigation on an unusual heroin preparation method
“Turkish” cooking (%) | Mean | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diacetylmorphine | 5.0 (− 13.9) | 4.6 (− 15.7) | 0.2 (− 3.3) | 15.8 (− 30.7) |
MAM | 11.6 (+ 8.8) | 12.5 (+ 10.3) | 0.8 (+ 0.6) | 34.5 (+ 23.8) |
Morphine | 1.2 (+ 1.1) | 0.6 (+ 0.6) | 0.2 (+ 0.2) | 4.9 (+ 3.3) |
Total opiates | 17.8 (− 4.1) | 19.7 (− 3.1) | 2.7 (− 2.5) | 55.2 (− 3.7) |
Paracetamol | 25.9 (− 3.6) | 24.5 (− 3.7) | 0.2 (− 0.4) | 49.6 (− 6.4) |
Caffeine | 12.8 (− 1.4) | 13.0 (− 1.1) | 0.5 (− 0.1) | 22.9 (− 3.1) |