Drug testing
Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Ethyl Acetate in E-liquids: Implications for Breath Testing
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing
Date Published
September 26, 2024
Researchers develop a more accurate picture of fentanyl use prevalence among people under court-ordered mandatory drug testing.
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
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
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
Drug-Impaired Driving: The Contribution of Emerging and Undertested Drugs
Date Published
May 16, 2024
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)