The illicit drug cutting represents a complex problem that requires the sharing of knowledge
from addiction studies, toxicology, criminology and criminalistics. Therefore, cutting is not
well known by the forensic community. Thus, this review aims at deciphering the different
aspects of cutting, by gathering information mainly from criminology and criminalistics. It
tackles essentially specificities of cocaine and heroin cutting. The article presents the
detected cutting agents (adulterants and diluents), their evolution in time and space and the …