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TBI uses forensic intelligence from the forensic drug chemistry unit to implement nitazene screening method in the forensic toxicology unit

TBI uses forensic intelligence from the forensic drug chemistry unit to implement nitazene screening method in the forensic toxicology unit

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Tennessee’s Bureau of Investigation (TBI) forensic drug chemistry unit confirmed its first case with nitazenes in late 2019. From January 2021 to December 2023 the forensic drug chemistry unit reported 344 cases positive for nitazenes. 227 of these cases (66%) reported one or more additional drugs in the sample, fentanyl and heroin were the most…

Clean Screen® DAU Cited in Opiate GC-MS/MS Article

Clean Screen® DAU Cited in Opiate GC-MS/MS Article

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In a recent paper published in Journal of Analytical Toxicology (doi: 10.1093/jat/bky077), authored by Mohammad Ali Al Saad et al., UCT’s Clean Screen®DAU was employed to extract opiates from whole blood. This method was validated for the simultaneous determination of codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine (6-MAM), hydrocodone and hydromorphone in human blood samples