Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI)
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Seized drugs
Evaluating the Robustness and Ruggedness of a Statistical Model for Comparison of Mass Spectral Data for Seized Drug Identification
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Determination of Δ9-THC, THCA, Δ8-THC, and Total Δ9-THC in 53 Smokable Hemp Plant Products by Liquid Chromatography and Photodiode Array Detection
Date Published
March 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evidence-Based Evaluation Of The Analytical Schemes In ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice For Identification Of Seized Drugs For Methamphetamine Samples
Date Published
May 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prevalence of Fentanyl and Its Analogues in a Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing Population
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Direct Analysis In Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
White Paper – Evolving Approaches And Technologies For Seized Drug Analysis
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Analysis Of Marijuana And Marijuana Products
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Microcrystal Tests
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Photo Diode Array Ultraviolet Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-PDA UV-MS)
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Gas Chromatography-Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (GC-VUV)
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technical Note – Gas Chromatography Vapor-Phase Infrared Spectroscopy (GC-VIR)
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY24 Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to establish and operate a Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute (NPS DiscERn) to rapidly identify and report newly emerging opioids, stimulants, and other drugs which may cause intoxication, impairment, or other adverse effects.
Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis
Date Published
February 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances
Date Published
December 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis
Date Published
February 13, 2024
NIJ-funded researchers address the need for simple, cost-effective ways to differentiate hemp from marijuana.
Targeted Fentanyl Screening Utilizing Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (EC-SERS) Applied to Authentic Seized Drug Casework Samples
Date Published
July 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation and Classification of Fentanyl Related Compounds using EC-SERS and Machine Learning
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Quantification of Cocaine in Ternary Mixtures Using Partial Least Squares Regression Applied to Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Date Published
August 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
What's Known and Unknown about Marijuana (Part Two)
January 2024
Marijuana legalization poses many challenges — especially those related to drug chemistry and toxicology — for researchers, law enforcement, and policy makers. In the latest episode of Justice Today, NIJ Communications Assistant Josh Mondoro hosts a conversation with NIJ Scientist Frances Scott about marijuana toxicology, including comparing its effects to alcohol, measuring impairment, and maintaining public safety as more and more states legalize recreational marijuana.
What's Known and Unknown about Marijuana (Part One)
January 2024
Marijuana poses many challenges for researchers, law enforcement, and policy makers, challenges that fall into two fields: drug chemistry and toxicology. NIJ scientist Dr. Frances Scott joins this episode to explain the complications in drug chemistry and how difficulties defining marijuana lead to backlogs in crime labs around the country. NIJ Communications Assistant Josh Mondoro hosts.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Phase II Metabolites of Drugs in Hair: A Potential Solution for Environmental Contamination
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Superhydrophobic Surface Modification of Polymer Microneedles Enables Fabrication of Multimodal Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Synthetic Drug Detection in Blood Plasma
Date Published
September 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Cross-Reactivity of Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8-THC, Delta-10-THC and CBD), Their Metabolites and Chiral Carboxy HHC Metabolites in Urine of Six Commercially Available Homogeneous Immunoassays
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored