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The presence of xylazine continues to be on the rise in samples containing fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances. A recent method published in the Journal of Chromatography B uses SPE and LC/MS-MS to quantitate xylazine, 4-ANPP, acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, norfentanyl, and p-fluorofentanyl. Xylazine is rarely abused on its own, and research suggests it has effects comparable…
Opiate/Opioid Analysis Using UCT SPE Sorbents
The abuse of and addiction to opioids and opiates such as morphine, codeine, and hydrocodone is a serious global problem that affects the health, social, and economic welfare of all societies around the world. It has been estimated that between 26.4 million and 36 million people abuse opioids worldwide, with an estimated 2.1 million people in the United States suffering from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers. UCT has been at the forefront of toxicological analysis of opiates (those compounds originating from the poppy plant), and opioids (compounds structurally related to morphine but produced synthetically e.g hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone) using its world renowned Clean Screen® DAU and XtrackT® sorbents.
UCT Clean Screen EtG Sorbent Cited in Nerve Agent Article
The use of chemical weapon nerve agents is banned by international convention and widely considered a human rights violation. Nonetheless, nerve agents have been used in attacks on military personnel and civilians in Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Britain and Syria. For forensic and judicial purposes, verification of nerve agent exposure from biomatrices is needed to unambiguously…
CLEAN SCREEN® THC SPE Columns Used for the Extraction of 37 Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolites
Researchers at the Republic of Korea National Forensic Service have recently published an article in the journal of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology titled ‘Simultaneous quantification of 37 synthetic cannabinoid metabolites in human urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry’ (doi 10.1007/s11419-015-0265-x).
UCT’s DAU column cited in a Study on Postmortem Quantitation of Amphetamine
In a recent article published in the MDPI journal, authored by Ahmed I. Al-Asmari et al., UCT’s Clean Screen® DAU column (CSDAU203) was employed to extract Amphetamines from cadaveric fluids. The objective of this research was to conduct an epidemiological study concerning Amphetamine related postmortem cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. To obtain more information on…
Top 10 Forensic Compounds/Topics of 2016 – Designer Benzodiazepine Analysis
Compared to other classes of drugs, benzodiazepine abuse is relatively uncommon. However, there has been an upward trend of using them along with other drugs, such as alcohol and opioids, in order to achieve an enhanced overall high.