During the last decade, forensic toxicologists have evidenced an exponential increase in the
number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) that are available on the drug market …

In vitro diagnosis (IVD) is one vital component of medical tests that detects biological
samples of tissues or bio‐fluids. Recently, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy have been …

Background The overdose crisis driven by synthetic opioids continues to escalate in the
USA. We evaluated the efficacy of multiple manufacturing lots of a fentanyl test strip (FTS) to …

Fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and other novel synthetic opioids (NSO), including nitazene
analogs, prevail in forensic toxicology casework. Analytical methods for identifying these …

A high-throughput surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-sensing platform is
presented for FNT detection in human urine without any sample preparation. The sensing …

Objectives The ability to detect fentanyl analogs in urine aids in patient management. Little is
published about the new ARK™ Fentanyl II Assay formulation's ability to detect fentanyl …

Synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl and its analogs, have created an epidemic of abuse
and significantly increased overdose deaths in the United States. Current detection methods …

Drug overdoses in the United States totalled over 100,000 in 2022, with an estimated 68% of
those being attributed to illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs). Their ease and low cost of …

The growing abuse of fentanyl and its analogues (FTNs) presents a substantial public health
threat, prompting the introduction of regulatory controls by government authorities …

Cannabinoids and opioids are the most prominently used drugs in the world, with fentanyl
being the main cause of drug overdose-related deaths. Monitoring drug use in groups as …