This review gives an overview of the developments in the analysis of drugs of abuse and
other illicit substances by Raman spectroscopy for forensic purpose. The review covers the …

Raman spectroscopy has been considered an important spectroscopic technique in the
recent era due to its ever-growing significance and advancements. In this review, attempts …

The continuous change of the drug landscape in the United States demands adaptation and
incorporation of emerging analytical methods that preferably allow onsite screening but are …

The identification of 'legal highs' is challenging as they often do not match their label claim
and contain a wide range of impurities and/or adulterants. In addition, there is a need for …

Performing fast qualitative identification of seized illegal drugs by Raman spectroscopy is
challenging due to fluorescence interference as well as chemical complexity. Spectrometers …

Amphetamine (AMP), as a psychiatric drug acting on the central nervous system, and has
become one of the most common drugs of abuse in the illegal market at present, which …

A methodology based on the ultrasound-assisted extraction with ethanol and the dry film
attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DF-ATR-FTIR) measurement of extracts …

This article reviews some recent development and application of some powerful and
relatively new Raman spectroscopic methods in the forensic science field. Surface …

Screening of seized cocaine powders is routinely performed by means of colour tests. An
alternative fast screening technique is Mid-InfraRed (MIR) spectroscopy. In the context of …

The discrimination of a cross section of cathinone regioisomers, sold as 'legal highs', using
Raman spectroscopy, is reported here. Mephedrone and flephedrone were identified in …