Toxicology
To Catch a Drug
October 2022
Series
NIJ communications assistant Josh Mondoro explores novel psychoactive substances with NIJ scientist Frances Scott. She explains what NPSs are, current research in the field, and the practical impact of this research for law enforcement and policymakers.
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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
2022
$485,938
Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)
2020-DQ-BX-0007
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$200,000
Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC
15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$170,834
Evaluation of Pretreatment and Extraction Parameters for the Analysis of Fentanyl in Hair Using Statistical Design of Experiments (DoE)
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Characterization of fentanyl HCl powder prior to and after systematic degradation
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Heroin and Crime Initiative: Informing the Investigation and Prosecution of Heroin-Related Overdose, Research Abstract
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Drug Overdose Evidence: How Intelligence Collection and Analysis of Drug Overdoses Can Improve Drug Investigations and Lead to Major Drug Traffickers
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Just Science Podcast: Just Forensic Toxicology and Professional Partnerships
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Comprehensive Drug Screening of Whole Blood by LC-HRMS-MS in a Forensic Laboratory
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2017-2020: A Review
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Literature Review
Pharmacological Evaluation and Forensic Case Series of N-pyrrolidino Etonitazene (etonitazepyne), a Newly Emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'Nitazene' Synthetic Opioid
Journal
Archives of Toxicology
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
February 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
NPS Discovery Toolkit
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Training,
Reference Material
Report - First National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Symposium at Pittcon (NIJ-FSS)
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Electronic Cigarettes: A Tangle of Regulation, Public Health, and Public Safety Issues
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Things Are Not What They Seem: A Collection of Interesting Case Studies from the Medical Examiner Scene Queens
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
A Forward-Thinking Approach to Addressing the New Synthetic Opioid 2-Benzylbenzimidazole Nitazene Analogs by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (LC-QQQ-MS)
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Enhancing Nonfouling and Sensitivity of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates for Potent Drug Analysis in Blood Plasma via Fabrication of a Flexible Plasmonic Patch
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimization of electromagnetic hot spots in surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates for an ultrasensitive drug assay of emergency department patients' plasma
Journal
Analyst
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cannabinoid-based vaping products and supplement formulations reported by consumers to precipitate adverse effects
Journal
Drug Testing and Analysis
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Toxicological and Pharmacological Characterization of Novel Cinnamylpiperazine Synthetic Opioids in Humans and in Vitro Including 2-methyl AP-237 and AP-238
Journal
Archives of Toxicology
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Metonitazene in the United States-Forensic toxicology assessment of a potent new synthetic opioid using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
Journal
Drug Testing and Analysis
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The next generation of synthetic cannabinoids: Detection, activity, and potential toxicity of pent-4en and but-3en analogues including MDMB-4en-PINACA
Journal
Drug Testing and Analysis
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)