Introduction: Head hair analysis for drugs and drug metabolites has been used widely with
the aim of detecting exposure in the weeks or months prior to sample collection. However …

Hair is a mainstream specimen used in forensic toxicology to determine drug use and
exposure. However, the interpretation of an analytical hair result can be complicated by the …

Prestigious and authoritative, this fully updated fourteenth edition of Simpson's Forensic
Medicine remains a classic; one of the world's leading introductory texts in the field of …

Since the turn of the century, the synthesis, availability, and use of new psychoactive
substances (NPS) have been increasingly reported worldwide, being considered a complex …

Adolescent substance abuse remains common, with almost a third of adolescents admitting
to ethanol use, and a quarter admitting to illicit drug use. It is essential for pediatricians to …

The effectiveness of decontamination procedures used for the removal of external drug
contamination in forensic hair analysis is an ongoing debate. This investigation evaluated …

This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in toxicology from 2016 to 2019 as a
part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium. The review …

Damage to hair follicles following exposure to toxic chemotherapeutics can cause
substantial hair loss, commonly known as chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). Preventive …

Although approximately 90% drug testings are conducted using urine specimens, drug
testing in alternative matrix such as oral fluid, sweat, hair, and nail are gaining importance as …

Current hair testing methods that rely solely on quantification of parent drug compounds are
unable to definitively distinguish between drug use and external contamination. One …