New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a heterogeneous group of substances. They are
associated with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level …

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 …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been widely applied to identify or
detect illicit drugs, because of the ability for highly specific molecular fingerprint and …

Background Ecstasy (MDMA) in the US is commonly adulterated with other drugs, but
research has not focused on purity of ecstasy since the phenomenon of “Molly”(ecstasy …

Identification and quantification of new psychoactive substances (NPS), both in biological
and non-biological samples, represent a hard challenge for forensic toxicologists. NPS are …

In the last years, a global awareness has arisen from the reported harmful effects and public
health risks associated with the consumption of new psychoactive substances (NPSs) …

Abstract A rapid LC–MS/MS method for the targeted screening of 132 NPS in hair is
described. Drugs include cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids, as well as amphetamine …

Interest on keratinized matrix analysis for clinical and forensic purposes has been recently
grown due to the wide temporary detection window for psychotropic and toxic substances …

Background Data on both known and unknown drug use in the electronic dance music
(EDM) scene is important to inform prevention and harm reduction. While surveys are the …

Rationale Current prevalence estimates of synthetic cathinone (“bath salt”) use may be
underestimates given that traditional metrics (eg, surveys, urinalysis) often fail to capture the …