Comprehensive review of the detection methods for synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones

A Namera, M Kawamura, A Nakamoto, T Saito… - Forensic toxicology, 2015 - Springer
A number of N-alkyl indole or indazole-3-carbonyl analogs, with modified chemical
structures, are distributed throughout the world as synthetic cannabinoids. Like synthetic …

An overview of recent developments in the analytical detection of new psychoactive substances (NPSs)

JP Smith, OB Sutcliffe, CE Banks - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
New psychoactive substances (NPSs), sometimes referred to as “legal highs” in more
colloquial environments/the media, are a class of compounds that have been recently made …

Hair analysis in forensic toxicology: an updated review with a special focus on pitfalls

P Kintz - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The detection of drugs in hair analysis has progressively emerged as a
consequence of the enhanced sensitivity of analytical techniques used in forensic …

The analysis of 132 novel psychoactive substances in human hair using a single step extraction by tandem LC/MS

VA Boumba, M Di Rago, M Peka, OH Drummer… - Forensic Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Synthetic cannabinoids pharmacokinetics and detection methods in biological matrices

MS Castaneto, A Wohlfarth, NA Desrosiers… - Drug metabolism …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic cannabinoids (SC), originally developed as research tools, are now highly abused
novel psychoactive substances. We present a comprehensive systematic review covering in …

Recent trends in analytical methods and separation techniques for drugs of abuse in hair

T Baciu, F Borrull, C Aguilar, M Calull - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Hair analysis of drugs of abuse has been a subject of growing interest from a clinical, social
and forensic perspective for years because of the broad time detection window after intake …

A high-sensitivity ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HR-TOFMS) method for screening synthetic …

M Sundström, A Pelander, V Angerer, M Hutter… - Analytical and …, 2013 - Springer
The continuing emergence of designer drugs imposes high demands on the scope and
sensitivity of toxicological drug screening procedures. An ultra-high performance liquid …

High-throughput screening for new psychoactive substances (NPS) in whole blood by DLLME extraction and UHPLC–MS/MS analysis

S Odoardi, M Fisichella, FS Romolo… - … of Chromatography B, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) present in the illicit market
render their identification in biological fluids/tissues of great concern for clinical and forensic …

Determination of cathinones and other stimulant, psychedelic, and dissociative designer drugs in real hair samples

A Salomone, G Gazzilli, D Di Corcia, E Gerace… - Analytical and …, 2016 - Springer
The detection of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in hair proved to provide insight into
their current diffusion among the population and the social characteristics of these synthetic …

Characteristics of the designer drug and synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist AM‐2201 regarding its chemistry and metabolism

M Hutter, B Moosmann, S Kneisel… - Journal of Mass …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aminoalkylindoles, a subclass of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists, show an
extensive and complex metabolism in vivo, and due to their structural similarity, they can be …