Any physical or psychological stimuli that disrupt homeostasis result in a stress response.
The stimuli are called stressors and physiological and behavioral changes in response to …

Forensic Chemistry, Third Edition, the new edition of this ground-breaking book, continues to
serve as the leading forensic chemistry text on the market. Fully updated, this edition …

Abstract Dopamine, orexin (hypocretin), and adenosine systems have dual roles in reward
and sleep/arousal suggesting possible mechanisms whereby drugs of abuse may influence …

Cocaine is one of the most widely used illicit drugs worldwide. Cocaine powders seized by
the Police may contain numerous other substances besides the drug itself. These can be …

Handheld Raman spectroscopy is an emerging technique for rapid on‐site detection of
drugs of abuse. Most devices are developed for on‐scene operation with a user interface …

In this work, we have focused on the profiling of 5647 street samples covering marijuana,
common and new recreational illicit drugs. All samples were analyzed using gas …

Inspired by Locard's exchange principle, which states “every contact leaves a trace”, a trace
residue sampling strategy has been developed for the analysis of discarded drug packaging …

The continuous change of the drug landscape in the United States demands adaptation and
incorporation of emerging analytical methods that preferably allow onsite screening but are …

In this work, we have used cyclic voltammetry to investigate the interfacial behavior of
cocaine cutting agents at the electrified liquid-liquid interface formed between a solution of …

Background Impurities in commonly used illicit drugs raise concerns for unwitting consumers
when pharmacologically active adulterants, especially new psychoactive substances (NPS) …