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The Unexpected Identification of the Cannabimimetic, 5F-ADB, and Dextromethrphan in Commercially Available Cannabidiol e-liquids

Date Published

January 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Gas Chromatography With Tandem Cold Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometric Detection and Vacuum Ultraviolet Detection for the Comprehensive Analysis of Fentanyl Analogues

Date Published

July 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of the Identification Power of RPLC Analyses in the Screening for Drug Compounds

Date Published

2010

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

An Efficient Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric Approach to Detection and Quantification of the Mescaline Content of Commonly Abused Cacti from the Echinopsis Genus

Date Published

January 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Sample Mining and Data Mining: Combined Real-Time and Retrospective Approaches for the Identification of Emerging Novel Psychoactive Substances

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Analytical Studies on the 2-naphthoyl substituted-l-n-pentylindoles Regioisomeric Synthetic Cannabinoids

Date Published

March 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

In Vitro Metabolism of Desomorphine

Date Published

August 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Introducing Structure-Switching Functionality into Small-Molecule-Binding Aptamers via Nuclease-Directed Truncation

Date Published

July 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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A Comparison of Single Quadrupole Mass Detection and Diode Array Ultraviolet Detection Interfaced to Uultra-high Performance Supercritical Chromatography for the Quantitative Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones

Date Published

August 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Role of Diode Array Ultraviolet Detection for the Identification of Synthetic Cathinones

Date Published

2017

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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A Novel Method for the Presumptive Identification of Heterocyclic Amines of Forensic Interest Using Photoluminescent Copper(I) Iodide Cluster Compounds

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

N-Ethyl Pentylone (Ephylone) Intoxications: Quantitative Confirmation and Metabolite Identification in Authentic Human Biological Specimens

Date Published

September 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Stability of Synthetic Cathinones in Urine

Date Published

March 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Differentiation of Methylated Indole Ring Regioisomers of JWH-007: GC-MS and GC-IR Studies

Date Published

March 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Formation and Identification of Novel Derivatives of Primary Amine and Zwitterionic Drugs

Date Published

August 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Characterization of 2C-phenethylamines Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Kendrick Mass Defect Filters

Date Published

March 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Desomorphine Screening Using Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays

Date Published

June 2017

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Statistical Comparison of Mass Spectra for Identification of Amphetamine-type Stimulants

Date Published

January 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Identification and Quantification of Synthetic Cathinones in Blood and Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time of Flight (LC-Q/TOF) Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Combining LC/MS/MS Product-ion Scan Technology with GC/MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluids and Tissues

Date Published

February 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Superhydrophobic Surface Modification of Polymer Microneedles Enables Fabrication of Multimodal Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Synthetic Drug Detection in Blood Plasma

Date Published

September 2023

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Identifying PCP and four PCP analogs using the gold chloride microcrystalline test followed by raman microspectroscopy and chemometrics

Date Published

2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions

The Preanalytical Stability of Emerging Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8 THC and its Metabolites, Delta-10 THC and Carboxy-HHC) in Urine

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...