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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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Comparative analysis of DNA preservation in permanent and deciduous teeth of adults and non-adults: Implications for archaeological and forensic research

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Tamara Leskovar, Irena Zupanič Pajnič

Forensic Science International; 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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Deaths: Leading Causes for 2020

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Sally C. Curtin, M.A., Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S., Brigham A. Bastian, B.S

National Vital Statistics Reports; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 115pp; December 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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Disposable gloves: An innate source of transferable chemical residues

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William J. Gee

Forensic Science International; 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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