Category: Chemistry

Heroin and fentanyl in Dallas County: A 5-year retrospective review of toxicological, seized drug, and demographical data

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Lindsay Glicksberg PhD, Sara K. Dempsey PhD, Brittany K. Casey PhD

J Forensic Sci; 68(1); 2023

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Burden of disease due to amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid use disorders in South America, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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João M Castaldelli-Maia, Yuan-Pang Wang, Andre R Brunoni, Andre Faro, Rafael A Guimarães, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Miquel Martorell, Rafael S Moreira, Kevin Pacheco-Barrios, Jefferson A B Rodriguez, Leonardo Roever, Diego A S Silva, Marcos R Tovani-Palone, Pascual R Valdez, Ivan R Zimmermann, Garland T Culbreth, Simon I Hay, Christopher J L Murray, Isabela M Bensenor

Lancet Psych; 10; 2023

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New Potent Synthetic Opioid—N-Desethyl Isotonitazene—Proliferating Among Recreational Drug Supply in USA

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Alex J Krotulski, Jennifer Shinefeld, Daniel Teixeira da Silva, Amanda L.A. Mohr, Joshua DeBord, Sara E. Walton and Barry K Logan

CFSRE; January 24, 2023

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Occurrence of Z-drugs, benzodiazepines, and ketamine in wastewater in the United States and Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Sangeet Adhikari, Rahul Kumar, Erin M Driver, Devin A Bowes, Keng Tiong Ng, Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernandez, Mariel Araceli Oyervides-Muñoz, Elda M Melchor-Martínez, Manuel Martínez-Ruiz, Karina G Coronado-Apodaca, Ted Smith, Aruni Bhatnagar, Brian J Piper, Kenneth L McCall, Roberto Parra-Saldivar, Leon P Barron, Rolf U Halden

Sci Total Environ; 857; 2023

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Interpol review of forensic management, 2019–2022

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William P. McAndrew, Paul J. Speaker, Max M. Houck

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 6; 2023

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

The influence of water of crystallization in NIR-based MDMA⋅HCl detection

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Ruben F. Kranenburg, Henk-Jan Ramaker, Yannick Weesepoel, Peter W.F. Arisz, Peter H.J. Keizers, Annette van Esch, Cathelijne Zieltjens – van Uxem, Jorrit D.J. van den Berg, Janneke W. Hulshof, Sjors Bakels, Anouk M. Rijs, Arian C. van Asten

Forensic Chem; 32; 2023

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Analysis of the Illicit Opioid U-48800 and Related Compounds by LC–MS-MS and Case Series of Fatalities Involving U-48800

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Melissa F Fogarty, Amanda L A Mohr, Donna M Papsun, Barry K Logan

J Anal Tox; 46(1); 2022

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Overdose Detection Technologies to Reduce Solitary Overdose Deaths: A Literature Review

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Alexa Rose Lombardi, Ritikraj Arya, Joseph G. Rosen, Erin Thompson, Ralph Welwean, Jessica Tardif, Josiah D. Rich and Ju Nyeong Park

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health; 20(2); 2023

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α-Methyltryptamine (α-MT) Metabolite Profiling in Human Hepatocyte Incubations and Postmortem Urine and Blood

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Sara Malaca, Charline Bottinelli, Laurent Fanton, Nathalie Cartiser, Jeremy Carlier, Francesco Paolo Busardò

Metabolites; 13(1); 2023

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Atypical Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Consumption and Fatalities: Case Report and Literature Review

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Federico Manetti, Maria Chiara David, Sara Gariglio, Francesca Consalvo, Martina Padovano, Matteo Scopetti, Antonio Grande, Alessandro Santurro

Toxics; 11(1); 2023

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Synthetic Cannabinoids: A Pharmacological and Toxicological Overview

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Rita Roque-Bravo, Rafaela Sofia Silva, Rui F. Malheiro, Helena Carmo, Félix Carvalho, Diana Dias da Silva, João Pedro Silva

Annu. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol; 63; 2023

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Trends and Characteristics of Buprenorphine-Involved Overdose Deaths Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; Wilson M. Compton, MD; Grant T. Baldwin, PhD; Beth Han, MD, PhD; Nora D. Volkow, MD

JAMA Network Open; 6(1); 2023

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Cannabis use among youth in Canada: a scoping review protocol

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Toula Kourgiantakis, Travonne Edwards, Eunjung Lee, Judith Logan, Ragave Vicknarajah, Shelley L Craig, Monique Simon-Tucker, Charmaine C Williams

BMJ Open; 12; 2022

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Characterisation of AMB-FUBINACA metabolism and CB1-mediated activity of its acid metabolite

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Hunter D. J. Webb, David B. Finlay, Shuli Chen, Andrea J. Vernall, Eric Sparkes, Samuel D. Banister, Rhonda J. Rosengren & Michelle Glass

Forensic Toxicol; 41; 2023

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Long-Term Detection in Hair of Zolpidem, Oxazepam and Flunitrazepam in a Case of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

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Anna Carfora, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Paola Cassandro, Raffaella Petrella, Renata Borriello

J Anal Tox; 46(1); 2022

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Effects of cannabinoids on resting state functional brain connectivity: A systematic review

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Valentina Lorenzetti, Alexandra Gaillard, Diny Thomson, Amir Englund, Tom P. Freeman

Neurosci Biobehav Rev; 145; 2023

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A systematic review on materials, design, and manufacturing of swabs

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Vedant Vashist, Neil Banthia, Swapnil Kumar, Prajwal Agrawal

Annals 3D Printed Med; 9; 2023

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Forensic Discrimination of Drug Powder Based on Drug Mixing Condition Determined Using Micro Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

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Takahiro Iwai, Sadao Honda, Shimpei Watanabe, Ritsuko Matsushita, Toshio Nakanishi, Masahisa Takatsu, Taro Moriwaki, Makina Yabashi, Tetsuya Ishikawa, and Yasuo Seto

ACS Omega; 2023

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