Wastewater Epidemiology To Examine Stimulant Trends (WeTEST)
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Drug use
Detection of Synthetic Cathinones in Seized Drugs Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Date Published
December 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Discordant and Concordant Substance Use and Daily Partner Violence in Adolescent and Young Adult Relationships With Baseline Dating Violence
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Objective Image Analysis for the Interpretation of Colorimetric Tests for Drugs of Abuse
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0009
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2022
$80,000
Contraband and Interdiction Strategies in Correctional Facilities
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Four-year Evaluation of Drug-impaired Driving Drug Concentrations
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Wastewater Drug Surveillance In Kentucky
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored,
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Rapidly Identifying Drugs Involved in Suspected Overdoses
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored,
NIJ-Sponsored
Race and Rationality Revisited: An Empirical Examination of Differential Travel Patterns to Acquire Drugs Across Geographic Contexts
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing
Date Published
September 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
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 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 5, 2024
NIJ-funded scientists from West Virginia University develop quick, easy, and accurate drug tests.
Success Story: NIJ and The Virginia Department of Forensic Science Advancing Drug Analysis in Forensic Toxicology for Enhanced Judicial Outcomes
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Trends of Opioid Usage in Emergency Departments: An Analysis of Opioid Dispensing from 2019 to 2021
Date Published
March 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Drug-Impaired Driving: The Contribution of Emerging and Undertested Drugs
Date Published
May 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
NIJ
Screening for Forensically Relevant Drugs Using Data-Independent High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored