STANDARDIZATION OF FORENSIC DRUG ANALYSES

• NCJ Number: 12758
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1974) Pages: 163-167
• Author(s): R S FRANK; J W GUNN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT 25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, LAS VEGAS, FEB 20, 1973

Annotation

THE AUTHORS ARGUE THAT THE USE OF STANDARD METHODS OF ANALYSIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE FIELD OF FORENSIC DRUG CHEMISTRY.

Abstract

THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DRUG EVIDENCE WHICH ARE SUBMITTED FOR TESTING ARE DISCUSSED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE GREAT VARIABILITY OF THE SAMPLES, WHICH NECESSITATES AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS.