%0 Journal Article %J The International journal on drug policy %D 2009 %T Boltushka: a homemade amphetamine-type stimulant and HIV risk in Odessa, Ukraine. %A Chintalova-Dallas, Repsina %A Case, Patricia %A Kitsenko, Nataliya %A Lazzarini, Zita %K Adult %K Amphetamines %K Central Nervous System Stimulants %K Drug Compounding %K Female %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Male %K Pharmacies %K Phenylpropanolamine %K Propiophenones %K Risk-Taking %K Substance Abuse, Intravenous %K Ukraine %N 4 %P 347-51 %R 10.1086/528859 %V 20 %X Homemade amphetamine-type stimulants (ATSs) have been reported in Russia and Eastern Europe for decades. Recipes differ geographically and over time producing differing active ingredients. Vint and jeff (active ingredients methamphetamine and methcathinone, respectively) are two such homemade ATSs originally produced from over-the-counter cold medications and household chemicals. %8 2009 Jul