Forensic science is a unique field of study as it combines fundamental and applied research
to assist with matters of the criminal justice system. While other branches of science have a …

Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is widely used as a rapid point-of-care testing (POCT)
technique in food safety, veterinary and clinical detection on account of the accessible, fast …

Drug checking is increasingly being explored outside of festivals and events to be an
ongoing service within communities, frequently integrated within responses to illicit drug …

Abstract Background The North American overdose crisis has continued at unprecedented
rates with more than 100,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in the United …

Drug checking services are being utilized worldwide to provide people who use drugs
information on the composition and contents of their drugs as a tool for harm reduction and …

Background Illicit drug overdoses have reached unprecedented levels, exacerbated by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Responses are needed that address the increasingly potent and …

Adulteration is a well-known practice of drug manufacturers at different stages of drug
production. The intentional addition of active ingredients to adulterate the primary drug may …

Drug checking services provide individuals who use drugs with the ability to test samples of
their drugs for the presence of highly potent substances. However, there has been recent …

Applications and advances in surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) have grown
over the last several years, demonstrating improvements in sensitivity and selectivity …

Carfentanil is one of the most potent synthetic opioids ever developed, with an estimated
analgesic potency approximately 20–100 times that of fentanyl and 10,000 times that of …