Articles Published by NIJ

NIJ-funded researchers adapted a method used to detect human exposure to environmental and occupational chemicals to significantly extend the limited time period when tests can identify evidence of certain illicit drugs in the body.

A new test for detecting and identifying illegal drugs in oral fluids may be superior to the current test widely used in the field by law enforcement, according to researchers in this study.

Identifying a new drug that is very similar in structure to other drugs is important for investigators. Researchers in this project determined that these drugs may be better separated using ultra high-performance supercritical fluid chromatography.

The standard method for collecting and storing blood samples from newborns might be useful for forensic toxicology.