The current role of mass spectrometry in forensics and future prospects

HM Brown, TJ McDaniel, PW Fedick, CC Mulligan - Analytical Methods, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mass spectrometry (MS) techniques are highly prevalent in crime laboratories, particularly
those coupled to chromatographic separations like gas chromatography (GC) and liquid …

Replacing GHB with GBL in recreational settings: a new trend in chemsex

FP Busardò, M Gottardi, A Tini, A Minutillo… - Current Drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Recently, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) consumption in the recreational
setting has been replaced by that of its prodrug Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), cheaper and …

Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay for quantifying fentanyl and 22 analogs and metabolites in whole blood, urine, and …

FP Busardò, J Carlier, R Giorgetti, A Tagliabracci… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recently, synthetic opioid-related overdose fatalities, led by illicitly manufactured fentanyl
and analogs, increased at an alarming rate, posing a global public health threat. New …

Development and validation of fast UHPLC-MS/MS screening method for 87 NPS and 32 other drugs of abuse in hair and nails: application to real cases

G Mannocchi, A Di Trana, A Tini, S Zaami… - Analytical and …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

A comprehensive HPLC–MS-MS screening method for 77 new psychoactive substances, 24 classic drugs and 18 related metabolites in blood, urine and oral fluid

AD Trana, G Mannocchi, F Pirani… - Journal of Analytical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To date, more than 800 molecules are classified as New Psychoactive Substances (NPS),
and it is reported that this number increases every year. Whereas several cases of polydrug …

Combination of pressurized liquid extraction with dispersive liquid liquid micro extraction for the determination of sixty drugs of abuse in hair

F Vincenti, C Montesano, L Cellucci, A Gregori… - … of Chromatography A, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing phenomenon of drug addiction and the introduction of New Psychoactive
Substances (NPS) have led to a progressive growth of research in the field of forensic …

Application of gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of amphetamine-type stimulants in blood and urine

MK Woźniak, M Wiergowski, J Aszyk, P Kubica… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Amphetamine, methamphetamine, phentermine, 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
(MDA), 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 3, 4-methylenedioxy-N …

Fast and sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of cannabinoids and their acid precursors in pharmaceutical preparations of medical cannabis and their metabolites in …

S Pichini, G Mannocchi, M Gottardi, AP Pérez-Acevedo… - Talanta, 2020 - Elsevier
Monitoring pharmacological active compounds in pharmaceutical preparations of medical
cannabis and in conventional and non-conventional biological matrices of treated …

THC and CBD concentrations in blood, oral fluid and urine following a single and repeated administration of “light cannabis”

R Pacifici, S Pichini, M Pellegrini, MC Rotolo… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Background “Light cannabis” is a product legally sold in Europe with Δ9-
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.2% and variable cannabidiol (CBD) …

Nails analysis for drugs used in the context of chemsex: a pilot study

FP Busardò, M Gottardi, R Pacifici… - Journal of Analytical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nail analysis can be performed as a substitute or complement to hair analysis for the
retrospective determination of psychotropic drugs consumption in forensic contexts. The …