Category: Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances

Detection of lisdexamfetamine and its metabolite d-amphetamine in urine and gastric contents collected from a cadaver at forensic autopsy

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Suguru Torimitsu, Kanju Saka, Kanako Noritake, Akira Namera, Yohsuke Makino, Rutsuko Yamaguchi, Hirotaro Iwaseopsy

Forensic Toxicology; 2023

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Quantification of olanzapine and its three metabolites by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry in human body fluids obtained from four deceased, and confirmation of the reduction from olanzapine N-oxide to olanzapine in whole blood in vitro

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Hideki Nozawa, Kayoko Minakata, Koutaro Hasegawa, Itaru Yamagishi, Naotomo Miyoshi, Masako Suzuki, Takuya Kitamoto, Minako Kondo, Kanako Watanabe, Osamu Suzuki

Forensic Toxicology; 2023

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Science as Superstition: A Model Statute for Changed Science Claims

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Jack D. Wasserman

Duke Law Journal; 2023

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The possible impact of stress on forensic decision-making: An exploratory study

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Mohammed A. Almazrouei, Itiel E. Dror, Ruth M. Morgan

Forensic Science International: Mind and Law; 2023    

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Effects of temperature, humidity, light, and soil on drug stability in hair: a preliminary study for estimating personal profiles using micro-segmental analysis of corpse hair

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Kenji Kuwayama, Hajime Miyaguchi, Tatsuyuki Kanamori, Kenji Tsujikawa, Tadashi Yamamuro, Hiroki Segawa, Yuki Okada, Yuko T. Iwata

Forensic Toxicology; 2023

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Development of enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitative determination of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) and its phase-1 metabolites in human biological fluids

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Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Giorgia Sprega, Diletta Beradinelli, Anstasio Tini, Jeremy Carlier, Tivadar Farkas, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Bezhan Chankvetadze

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis; 2024

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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of  cannabis-based medicine in a patient population included in a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial

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Julie Schjødtz Hansen, Fernando Boix, Jørgen Bo Hasselstrøm, Lambert Kristiansen Sørensen, Mads Kjolby, Stefan Gustavsen, Rikke Middelhede Hansen, Thor Petersen, Finn Sellebjerg, Helge Kasch, Peter Vestergaard Rasmussen, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Eva Aggerholm Sædder, Kristina Bacher Svendsen

Clinical and Translational Science; 2023

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Quantification of 108 illicit drugs and metabolites in bile matrix by LC–MS/MS for the toxicological testing of sudden death cases

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Martina Franzin, Rachele Ruoso, Michela Peruch, Gabriele Stocco, Stefano D’Errico, Riccardo Addobbati

Archives of Toxicology; 2023

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First drug-checking study at an electronic festival and fentanyl detection in the central region of Mexico

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Silvia L. Cruz, Miguel Bencomo-Cruz, María E. Medina-Mora, Fabiola Vázquez-Quiroz & Clara Fleiz-Bautista

Harm Reduction Journal; 2023

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Long-Term Stability of Benzodiazepines and Z-Hypnotic Drugs in Blood Samples Stored at Varying Temperatures

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Laura Banaszkiewicz, Mateusz Kacper Woźniak, Ewa Domagalska, Michał Kaliszan, Agata Kot-Wasik

Journal of Analytical Toxicology; 2022

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Deep Learning-Enabled MS/MS Spectrum Prediction Facilitates Automated Identification Of Novel Psychoactive Substances

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Fei Wang, Daniel Pasin, Michael A. Skinnider, Jaanus Liigand, Jan-Niklas Kleis, David Brown, Eponine Oler, Tanvir Sajed, Vasuk Gautam, Stephen Harrison, Russell Greiner, Leonard J. Foster, Petur Weihe Dalsgaard, and David S. Wishart

Analytical Chemistry; 2023

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Simultaneous quantification of 55 psychotropic drugs and metabolites in human plasma with a fast UPLC-MS/MS method

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Celine Konecki, Jed Hadjoudj, Federica Tralongo, Cyril Haudecoeur, Claire Gozalo, Aurelie Fouley, Helene Marty, Catherine Feliu, Zoubir Djerada

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy; 2023

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First Death Involving 4-Fluoroethylphenidate (4F-EPH): Case Report, User Experiences, and Review of the Related Literature

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John Martin Corkery, BA, MSc, MPhil, PgCert in L&T in HE, FHEA, Fabrizio Schifano, MD, FRCPsych, Dip Psychiatry, Dip Clin

Academic Forensic Pathology; 2022

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SPME as a green sample-preparation technique for the monitoring of phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids in complex matrices

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Katarzyna Woźniczka, Paweł Konieczyński, Alina Plenis, Tomasz Bączek and Anna Roszkowska

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis; 2023

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Drug Checking Quarterly Report (Q1 and Q2 2023): Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Joshua DeBord, Jen Shinefeld, Rachel Russell, Max Denn, Alexis Quinter, Barry K. Logan, Daniel Teixeira da Silva, and Alex J. Krotulski

Center for Forensic Science Research and Education; December 2023

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The most consistent finding in forensic science is inconsistency

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Itiel E. Dror PhD

Journal of Forensic Sciences; 2023

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Trends in reported and biologically confirmed drug use among people who use ecstasy in the nightclub/festival-attending population, 2016–2022

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Joseph J. Palamar, Alberto Salomone, Marta Massano and Charles M. Cleland

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports; 2023

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Determination of Cross-Reactivity of Contemporary Cannabinoids with THC Direct Immunoassay (ELISA) in Whole Blood

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Marykathryn T. Moody, Meaghan M. Ringel, Colleen M. Mathews and Kari M. Midthun

Journal of Analytical Toxicology; 2022

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Heroin purity and adulteration: an updated snapshot from the Italian Early Warning System

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R. Tittarelli, N.M. di Luca, R. Pacifici, S. Pichini, A. Del Rio, F.P. Busardò

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences; 2020

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Scientific Proof and Relations of Law and Medicine

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Hubert W. Smith

University of Chicago Law Review; 1943

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Overcoming the clinical challenges of traditional ayahuasca: a first-in-human trial exploring novel routes of administration of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine and harmine

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Dario A. Dornbierer, Laurenz Marten, Jovin Mueller, Helena D. Aicher, Michael J. Mueller, Martina Boxler,
Michael Kometer, Davor Kosanic, Robin von Rotz, Maxim Puchkov, Thomas Kraemer, Hans-Peter Landolt, Erich Seifritz, Milan Scheidegger

Frontiers in Pharmacology; 2023

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The impact of cannabis packaging characteristics on perceptions and intentions

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Sarah D. Kowitt, PhD, MPH, R. Andrew Yockey, PhD, Joseph G. L. Lee, PhD, MPH, Kristen L. Jarman, MSPH, Camille Kempf Gourdet, JD, MA, Leah M. Ranney, PhD, MA

American Journal of Preventive Medicine; 2022

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Present and future of metabolic and metabolomics studies focused on classical psychedelics in humans

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Francisco Madrid-Gambin, David Fabregat-Safont, Alex Gomez-Gomez, Eulàlia Olesti, Natasha L. Mason, Johannes G. Ramaekers, Oscar J. Pozo

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy; 2023

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