Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Towards a Generalized Approach to Detection of Dangerous Drug Classes
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Funding First Awarded
2025
$624,483
Fentanyl
Prevalence and Concentration of Fentanyl in Hair Collected for Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing
NCJ Number
310625
Journal
Date Published
July 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Medetomidine quantitation and enantiomer differentiation in biological specimens collected after fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses
NCJ Number
310614
Journal
Date Published
May 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Raman, and Density Functional Theoretical Analyses of Fentanyl and Six Analogs
NCJ Number
310154
Journal
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Incorporation of an environmentally friendly method for the detection of fentanyl and its analogs in oral fluid
NCJ Number
310558
Journal
Date Published
June 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
A Case Study Evaluating the Efficacy of an Ad Hoc Hospital Collection Device for Fentanyl in Infant Oral Fluid
NCJ Number
310009
Journal
Date Published
September 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Capture and Detection of Aerosolized Fentanyl in a Suspended Electrochemical Cell
NCJ Number
309483
Journal
Date Published
June 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing
NCJ Number
309408
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
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.
Using Intelligence Analysis to Understand and Address Fentanyl Distribution Networks in America’s Largest Port City
NCJ Number
309438
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Evaluating Cross-reactivity of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in Human Whole Blood by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
NCJ Number
309171
Journal
Date Published
March 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
An Examination of Harm Reduction Strategies in Oxycodone and Adderall Buyer Feedback on AlphaBay
NCJ Number
308901
Journal
Date Published
November 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Prevalence of Fentanyl and Its Analogues in a Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing Population
NCJ Number
308639
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Aptamer-Based Fentanyl Detection in Biological Fluids
NCJ Number
308532
Journal
Date Published
November 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances
NCJ Number
308452
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Transitioning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) into the forensic drug chemistry and toxicology laboratory: Current and future perspectives
NCJ Number
308302
Journal
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Targeted Fentanyl Screening Utilizing Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (EC-SERS) Applied to Authentic Seized Drug Casework Samples
NCJ Number
308301
Journal
Date Published
July 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Evaluation and Classification of Fentanyl Related Compounds using EC-SERS and Machine Learning
NCJ Number
308300
Journal
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Gas Chromatography With Tandem Cold Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometric Detection and Vacuum Ultraviolet Detection for the Comprehensive Analysis of Fentanyl Analogues
NCJ Number
254179
Journal
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Data-Independent Screening Method for 14 Fentanyl Analogs in Whole Blood and Oral Fluid Using LC-QTOF-MS
NCJ Number
253981
Journal
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
An interlaboratory study to evaluate the utility of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-infrared spectroscopy spectral libraries in the forensic analysis of fentanyl-related substances
NCJ Number
308317
Journal
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Coinciding crises: The effects of the police legitimacy and opioid crises on the culture of a specialized drug investigation unit
NCJ Number
308017
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
A Data-Informed Response to Emerging Drugs
December 2023
Series
The emerging drug crisis in the U.S. touches both criminal justice and public health, and experts from both fields came together at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to discuss strategies and tools to fight this problem. Dr. Frances Scott, NIJ scientist and program manager, continues the conference discussion with two fellow panelists: Ciena Bayard, the Method Development and Validation Program Manager for D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Haley Greene, the Deputy Epidemiologist for the Central Region for the Virginia Department of Health. Read the transcript.
Transcript
Audio file
Decoding hidden darknet networks: What we learned about the illicit fentanyl trade on AlphaBay
NCJ Number
307924
Journal
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link