Drug testing
Development of new cocaine hair testing guidelines: investigation of decontamination protocols, damage/adulteration evaluation, and cosmetic treatment impact
15PNIJ-24-GG-03852-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$185,870
A Comprehensive Evaluation and Error Rate Assessment of Field Colorimetric Testing for Seized Drugs
15PNIJ-24-GG-03851-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$499,902
Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute
15PNIJ-24-GK-00981-COAP
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$2,000,000
Addressing the Challenges of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Date Published
September 12, 2024
NIJ has funded research to address the challenges of detecting DFSA for several years. This research includes projects that examine ways to improve forensic hair testing and how drugs modify blood proteins.
What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs
Date Published
August 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs
Date Published
August 5, 2024
NIJ-funded scientists from West Virginia University develop quick, easy, and accurate drug tests.
Just Science Podcast: Just Improving Forensic Toxicology Testing In DC
Date Published
June 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem
Date Published
June 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem
Date Published
June 11, 2024
The Miami-Dade medical examiner’s office has developed a quick method to screen fluids for hundreds of drugs simultaneously, improving workflow.
Detecting Drugs in Hair: Is it Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?
Date Published
June 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Drug-Impaired Driving: The Contribution of Emerging and Undertested Drugs
Date Published
May 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Prevalence of Fentanyl and Its Analogues in a Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing Population
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Direct-Injection Mass Spectrometric Method for the Rapid Identification of Fentanyl and Norfentanyl in Postmortem Urine of Six Drug-Overdose Cases
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
October 2007
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Micro Solid Phase Extraction Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (mu-SPE/SERS) Screening Test for the Detection of the Synthetic Cannabinoid JWH-018 in Oral Fluid
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Data-Independent Screening Method for 14 Fentanyl Analogs in Whole Blood and Oral Fluid Using LC-QTOF-MS
Journal
Forensic Science International
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Detection of Novel Stimulants in Oral Fluid From Users Reporting Ecstasy, Molly and MDMA Ingestion
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Role of Diode Array Ultraviolet Detection for the Identification of Synthetic Cathinones
Journal
Drug Testing and Analysis
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Identification of Five Mitragyna Alkaloids in Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Journal
Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Date Published
March 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Preanalytical Stability of Emerging Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8 THC and its Metabolites, Delta-10 THC and Carboxy-HHC) in Urine
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
October 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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...