Issue 1/2019
Content (29 Articles)
The search for the “next” euphoric non-fentanil novel synthetic opioids on the illicit drugs market: current status and horizon scanning
Kirti Kumari Sharma, Tim G. Hales, Vaidya Jayathirtha Rao, Niamh NicDaeid, Craig McKenzie
Toxic by design? Formation of thermal degradants and cyanide from carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids CUMYL-PICA, 5F-CUMYL-PICA, AMB-FUBINACA, MDMB-FUBINACA, NNEI, and MN-18 during exposure to high temperatures
Richard C. Kevin, Alexander L. Kovach, Timothy W. Lefever, Thomas F. Gamage, Jenny L. Wiley, Iain S. McGregor, Brian F. Thomas
Postmortem distribution of mepirapim and acetyl fentanyl in biological fluid and solid tissue specimens measured by the standard addition method
Akira Mochizuki, Hiroko Nakazawa, Noboru Adachi, Kenichi Takekawa, Hideki Shojo
Rapid tentative identification of synthetic cathinones in seized products taking advantage of the full capabilities of triple quadrupole analyzer
David Fabregat-Safont, Juan V. Sancho, Félix Hernández, María Ibáñez
Effects of exposure to 5-MeO-DIPT during adolescence on brain neurotransmission and neurotoxicity in adult rats
Karolina Noworyta-Sokołowska, Katarzyna Kamińska, Joanna Rzemieniec, Agnieszka Wnuk, Jakub Wojcieszak, Anna Maria Górska, Grzegorz Kreiner, Małgorzata Kajta, Krystyna Gołembiowska
Interpreting oral fluid drug results in prisoners: monitoring current drug intake and detection times for drugs self-administered prior to detention
Elisabeth Leere Øiestad, Hege-Merete Krabseth, Marilyn Ann Huestis, Andreas Skulberg, Vigdis Vindenes
A new and sensitive method for quantitative determination of helium in human blood by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry using naturally existing neon-21 as internal standard
Akira Tsujita, Hidehiko Okazaki, Asami Nagasaka, Akinaga Gohda, Mitsushi Matsumoto, Toshiro Matsui
NBOMe instability in whole blood
Kelly Francisco da Cunha, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Marilyn A. Huestis, José Luiz Costa
Detection of in utero ethanol exposure via ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate analysis in umbilical cord and placenta
Jennifer Hanna, Elena Lendoiro, Ana de Castro, Eva Gónzalez-Colmenero, Ana Concheiro-Guisan, Patricia Peñas-Silva, Manuel Macias-Cortiña, Angelines Cruz-Landeira, Manuel López-Rivadulla, Marta Concheiro-Guisan
Effects of aromatic ring-substituted phenethylamines on the release of dopamine and serotonin
Minjeong Kim, Chae Ha Yang, Yong Sup Lee, Choon-Gon Jang, Seikwan Oh, Sooyeun Lee
Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry studies on the isomeric 1-fluorobenzyl-3-naphthoyl-indoles: FUB-JWH-018 and five isomers
Takao Chikumoto, Ryoichi Furukawa, Erina Kohyama, Koichi Suenami, Hiroyuki Nagai, Hiroyuki Tada, Hidenobu Kawashima, Natsuki Kadomura, Midori Soda, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, Tetsuro Ito
Simultaneous determination of selegiline, desmethylselegiline, R/S-methamphetamine, and R/S-amphetamine in oral fluid by LC/MS/MS
Lizhu Chen, Yingjia Yu, Yang Wang, Ping Xiang, Gengli Duan
MDMA alone affects sensorimotor and prepulse inhibition responses in mice and rats: tips in the debate on potential MDMA unsafety in human activity
Matteo Marti, Margherita Neri, Sabrine Bilel, Marco Di Paolo, Raffaele La Russa, Andrea Ossato, Emanuela Turillazzi
Simultaneous chiral impurity analysis of methamphetamine and its precursors by supercritical fluid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Hiroki Segawa, Yuko T. Iwata, Tadashi Yamamuro, Kenji Kuwayama, Kenji Tsujikawa, Tatsuyuki Kanamori, Hiroyuki Inoue
Human phase I metabolism of the novel synthetic cannabinoid 5F-CUMYL-PEGACLONE
Lukas Mogler, Sebastian Halter, Maurice Wilde, Florian Franz, Volker Auwärter
Sensitive quantification of BB-22 and its metabolite BB-22 3-carboxyindole, and characterization of new metabolites in authentic urine and/or serum specimens obtained from three individuals by LC–QTRAP-MS/MS and high-resolution LC–Orbitrap-MS/MS
Kayoko Minakata, Koutaro Hasegawa, Hideki Nozawa, Itaru Yamagishi, Takeji Saitoh, Atsuto Yoshino, Masako Suzuki, Takuya Kitamoto, Osamu Suzuki, Kanako Watanabe
Metabolism of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) by canine cytochrome P450 2B11
Kevin Colizza, Michelle Gonsalves, Lindsay McLennan, James L. Smith, Jimmie C. Oxley
5F-Cumyl-PINACA in ‘e-liquids’ for electronic cigarettes: comprehensive characterization of a new type of synthetic cannabinoid in a trendy product including investigations on the in vitro and in vivo phase I metabolism of 5F-Cumyl-PINACA and its non-fluorinated analog Cumyl-PINACA
Verena Angerer, Florian Franz, Bjoern Moosmann, Philippe Bisel, Volker Auwärter
Forensic analysis using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry with solid-phase extraction of α-solanine and α-chaconine in whole blood
Akina Nara, Kanju Saka, Chiho Yamada, Takanori Kodama, Tetsuya Takagi
∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, a major marijuana component, enhances the anesthetic effect of pentobarbital through the CB1 receptor
Toshiyuki Kimura, Makiko Takaya, Noriyuki Usami, Kazuhito Watanabe, Ikuo Yamamoto
Quantification of seven novel synthetic opioids in blood using LC–MS/MS
Janna Lowry, Michael T. Truver, Madeleine J. Swortwood
Crystal structures and other properties of ephedrone (methcathinone) hydrochloride, N-acetylephedrine and N-acetylephedrone
Piotr Kuś, Hubert Hellwig, Joachim Kusz, Maria Książek, Marcin Rojkiewicz, Aleksander Sochanik
Immunoassay-based detection of fentanyl analogs in forensic toxicology
Madison Schackmuth, Sarah Kerrigan
A GC–MS method for the determination of furanylfentanyl and ocfentanil in whole blood with full validation
Nektaria Misailidi, Sotiris Athanaselis, Panagiota Nikolaou, Maria Katselou, Yannis Dotsikas, Chara Spiliopoulou, Ioannis Papoutsis
Fatal intoxication with 1,1-difluoroethane (DFE) due to inhalation of a spray cleaner: analysis by GC–MS
Suguru Torimitsu, Yusuke Fujii, Kanju Saka, Hiroko Abe, Yohsuke Makino, Fumiko Chiba, Hirotaro Iwase
Postmortem detection of rocuronium and sugammadex by LC/MS in the blood of a patient who died on postoperative day 8
Yoshiaki Iwamuro, Takaya Murakami, Reiko Ishimaru, Satoshi Chinaka
Use of polysaccharide-based chiral columns: enantiomeric separation of seven pairs of abused drugs by high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
Tajudheen K. Karatt, Abdul Khader Karakka Kal, Ramy Sayed, Jahfar Nalakath, Zubair Perwad
Unstability of 4-CMC in human serum specimen
Karolina Nowak, Paweł Szpot, Marcin Zawadzki
Profile of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and other synthetic drugs in seized materials analysed in a Brazilian forensic laboratory
Yuri Machado, José Coelho Neto, Rogério Araújo Lordeiro, Monique Ferreira Silva, Evandro Piccin