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Electronic Cigarettes: A Tangle of Regulation, Public Health, and Public Safety Issues

May 2025

While modern electronic cigarettes (ECIG) were invented as an effective alternate method for nicotine delivery, the unregulated cannabis industry and recreational drug consumers adopted them for their culture acceptability and concealability. Absent strong, clear federal regulations, the ECIG industry rapidly expanded product types and e-liquid formulations. E-liquids contain chemicals considered safe for oral consumption, creating an aura of safety for consumers.

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Violence As Regulation and Social Control in the Distribution of Crack (From Drugs and Violence: Causes, Correlates, and Consequences, P 8-43, 1990, Mario De La Rosa, Elizabeth Y Lambert, Bernard Gropper, eds. -- See NCJ-128781)

NCJ Number

128783

Date Published

1990

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Development of new cocaine hair testing guidelines: investigation of decontamination protocols, damage/adulteration evaluation, and cosmetic treatment impact

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Funding First Awarded

2024

$185,870

What You Can’t Buy, Can’t Kill You

NCJ Number

309062

Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Evaluation of Using Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorders in a Correctional Setting

NCJ Number

309030

Date Published

May 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Studies on the Formation of N-Methylperfluoroalkylnitrile Cations from Perfluoroacylphenethylamines in Electron Ionisation Mass Spectrometry: Unique Marker Ion Fragments in Methamphetamine Analysis

NCJ Number

308936

Journal

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

July 2012

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Developing Aptamer-Based Colorimetric Opioid Tests

NCJ Number

308822

Journal

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Date Published

March 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification Using Mass Spectrometry: Application to the Identification of Cocaine on Different Instruments Using Binary Classification Models

NCJ Number

308801

Journal

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Evidence-Based Evaluation Of The Analytical Schemes In ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice For Identification Of Seized Drugs For Methamphetamine Samples

NCJ Number

308683

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

May 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Chromatographic and mass spectral studies on methoxymethcathinones related to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine

NCJ Number

308542

Journal

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Date Published

March 2006

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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GC-MS Analysis of Acylated Derivatives of the Side Chain Regioisomers of 4-Methoxy-3-methyl-phenethylamines Related to Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

NCJ Number

255300

Journal

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Date Published

September 2007

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Comparison of the Novel Direct Analysis in Real Time time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (AccuTOF-DART) and Signature Analysis for the Identification of Constituents of Refined Illicit Cocaine

NCJ Number

255292

Journal

Microgram Journal

Date Published

2007

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Forensic Science (2011)

NCJ Number

308441

Journal

Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2011

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Experiences of Men with Substance Use Disorders Exiting Prison at the Height of the Opioid Crisis

NCJ Number

308433

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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In Vitro Metabolism of Desomorphine

NCJ Number

253445

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

August 2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Introducing Structure-Switching Functionality into Small-Molecule-Binding Aptamers via Nuclease-Directed Truncation

NCJ Number

253440

Journal

Nucleic Acids Research

Date Published

July 2018

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Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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An Aptamer-based Paper Microfluidic Device for the Colorimetric Determination of Cocaine

NCJ Number

253439

Journal

Electrophoresis

Date Published

2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Quantification of Cocaine in Ternary Mixtures Using Partial Least Squares Regression Applied to Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

NCJ Number

253360

Journal

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Date Published

August 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Assessing the Activity of Synthetic Opioid AH-7921 and U-47700 Analogs in Cloned Human Mu-Opioid Receptor Expressing Fibrosarcoma HT-1080 Cells

NCJ Number

253267

Journal

Faseb Journal

Date Published

2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy for the Detection of Cocaine in Oral Fluid

NCJ Number

253178

Journal

Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Date Published

January 2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Methamphetamine and Violence in Illinois

NCJ Number

240432

Date Published

2012

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BJA-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Accelerating Convolutional Neural Network via Structured Gaussian Scale Mixture Models: A Joint Grouping and Pruning Approach

NCJ Number

308374

Journal

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Validation of two methods for the quantitative analysis of cocaine and opioids in biological matrices using LCMSMS

NCJ Number

308338

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Coinciding crises: The effects of the police legitimacy and opioid crises on the culture of a specialized drug investigation unit

NCJ Number

308017

Journal

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A Mixed Method Evaluation of the Role of Religion in Desistance and Reentry

NCJ Number

308014

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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