Purpose The use of alternative matrices in toxicological analyses has been on the rise in
clinical and forensic settings. Specimens alternative to blood and urine are useful in …

Background: Drug concentrations obtained from post mortem samples do not necessarily
reflect the concentrations at the time of death, and variations of concentration may be …

The abuse of fentanyl and its analogues, which are potent, short-acting, synthetic narcotic
analgesics, has become a major issue. Many cases containing fentanyl-analogue and novel …

The recent emergence of new fentanyl analogues and synthetic opioids on the drug market
poses a global public health threat. However, these compounds cannot typically be …

Objective The estimation of time of death or the determination of the postmortem interval
(PMI) is one of the most important issues in forensic medicine and odontology. However …

Simple Summary With a short sample-preparation time, micro-computer tomography
provides a non-destructive method to estimate the post-mortem interval. With a deep …

The use of chromatography hyphenated with mass spectrometry is a well-established
approach in clinical and forensic toxicology, particularly for the analysis of the so-called …

Introduction Increasing numbers of drug of abuse users worldwide, combined with
polyconsumption and appearance of new psychoactive drugs, have become a potential …

At present, the inability to meaningfully and reliably conduct toxicological testing on human
skeletal material represents a significant gap in forensic practice, especially in a time when …

Ecstasy is a synthetic drug whose main ingredient is 3, 4-methylenedioxy-N-
methylamphetamine (MDMA), as well as other sympathomimetic amines, including …