Drug use

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...

Linking Parental Incarceration and Family Dynamics Associated with Intergenerational Transmission: A Life Course Perspective

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Survey of US Residents and Their Usage of Electronic Cigarettes with Drugs Other Than Nicotine

Journal

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Geography of poly-substance drug mortality

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Date Published

October 12, 2023

NIJ-funded researchers develop a novel blood protein modification assay to detect drug exposure long after the limits of traditional urine or blood tests.

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

Date Published

October 2023

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Optimizing Analytical Parameters for Detection of Chronic and Single Dose Drug Exposure in Forensic Hair Analysis

15PNIJ-23-GG-04208-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$431,892

The Low-Down on Methamphetamine Isomers: Prevalence and Pharmacology in Humans

15PNIJ-23-GG-04216-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$1,042,225

Developing a Portable and Fast Opioid Assessment Tool for Improved Field Decision-Making

15PNIJ-23-GG-04225-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$308,002

Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC

15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2023

$245,592

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

Cannabis liberalization policies and trends in cannabis-related school-based discipline: Examining sociodemographic disparities in Massachusetts

15PNIJ-23-GG-01954-TITL

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$111,000

Etodesnitazene — New Synthetic Opioid Identified During Forensic Death Investigations in the United States and Canada

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Five Things About Vaping and Electronic Cigarettes

Date Published

August 2023

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Factsheet, Issue Overview

Does Exotic Dancing Lead to Prostitution? An Exploratory Study

Journal

Deviant Behavior

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Metabolic and toxicological considerations of the opioid replacement therapy and analgesic drugs: methadone and buprenorphine

Journal

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research: A Modern Anatomical Contribution

Journal

Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Classifying Crime Places by Neighborhood Visual Appearance and Police Geonarratives: A Machine Learning Approach

Journal

Journal of Computational Social Science

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Utilizing Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-Derived Dark Matter Spectra to Classify and Identify Unknown Synthetic Cathinones

Journal

Methods in Molecular Biology

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Impacts of Successive Drug Legislation Shifts: Qualitative Observations from Oregon Law Enforcement

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Vaping: It's Not What You Think

May 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

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.

Transcript

Vaping: It's Not What You Think

Audio file

Vaping: It's Not What You Think