Drug testing

Identification of Five Mitragyna Alkaloids in Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

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)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ Announces $1.9M to Fund Research in Public Forensic Laboratories in 2023

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $1.9 million in funding to support five new projects under its Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs R&E) program. Through its forensic science research funding, NIJ continues to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence across the community of practice through identification of the most efficient...

Detecting Drug Exposure Long After the Fact: New Method Proves Effective

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts

15PNIJ-22-GK-00035-VTCX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$1,500,000

An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests

15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$392,196

Rapid screening and identification of fentanyl in drug mixtures using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

15PNIJ-23-GG-04230-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$190,662

Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues

15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$726,360

Evaluation of the Luxon Ion Source for Rapid Screening in Forensic Laboratories

15PNIJ-23-GG-01419-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$319,172

Does cannabis testing in the military drive synthetic cannabinoid use? Self-reported use motivations among justice-involved veterans

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Implementation of NPS Discovery – An Early Warning Systems for Novel Drug Intelligence, Surveillance, Monitoring, Response, and Forecasting using Drug Materials and Toxicology Populations in the US

15PNIJ-22-GG-04434-MUMU

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2023

$492,810

Evaluating Analytical Parameters and Understanding Drug-Matrix Interactions in Forensic Hair Analysis

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Vaping: It's Not What You Think

May 2023

Vaping has grown in popularity as an alternative to cigarettes, but like its predecessor, vaping brings many health complications to consumers. Thanks to the persistence of researchers like Dr. Michelle Peace, these once unknown dangers have been brought to light. Dr. Peace, a tenured Associate Professor and founding member of VCU’s Department of Forensic Science, joins host and NIJ Scientist Dr. Frances Scott to discuss the history and science of vaping and what it does to our bodies.