Due to the consistently increasing number of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs),
reliable and unambiguous drug isomer identification is becoming more challenging for …

During the time period of this Review (in February 2009), the US National Academy of
Sciences published a report entitled “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A …

Drug isomer identification is a significant problem in forensic laboratories due to the rise of
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS). Correct identification of the precise isomeric form is of …

The potential of IR absorption and Raman spectroscopy for rapid identification of novel
psychoactive substances (NPS) has been tested using a set of 221 unsorted seized samples …

The challenges associated with the identification of new NPS have become more apparent
with the increasing number of new drugs in the market and the need to identify the specific …

Chemometric analysis of mass spectral data for the purpose of differentiating positional
isomers of novel psychoactive substances has seen a substantial increase in popularity in …

Two new psychoactive substances, namely 4‐methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and 5, 6‐
methylenedioxy‐2‐aminoindane (MDAI) were analysed with a novel combination of …

Fentanyl analogues and their positional isomers have similar chemical structural
configurations making them difficult to identify and differentiate. Gas chromatography …

Originally published in 1982 by Pearson/Prentice-Hall, the Forensic Science Handbook,
Third Edition has been fully updated and revised to include the latest developments in …

Aminoindanes are a class of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) that have become more
prevalent over the past decade. GC–MS is often utilized for identifying seized drugs and is …