Seized drugs

Detecting fentanyl analogs in counterfeit pharmaceuticals by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using handheld Raman spectrometers

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

October 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Detecting fentanyl analogs in counterfeit pharmaceuticals by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using handheld Raman spectrometers

NCJ Number

310801

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

October 2025

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Determination of the species identity of necrophagous insect puparial casings using field desorption mass spectrometry

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

October 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Determination of the species identity of necrophagous insect puparial casings using field desorption mass spectrometry

NCJ Number

310797

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

October 2025

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NPS Discovery Q3 2025 Trend Reports: NPS Benzodiazepines, NPS Opioids, NPS Stimulants &

Date Published

September 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NPS Discovery Q3 2025 Trend Reports: NPS Benzodiazepines, NPS Opioids, NPS Stimulants &

NCJ Number

310792

Date Published

September 2025

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Analysis of cannabis plant materials by near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis for differentiating low-THC and high-THC cannabis

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

November 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Analysis of cannabis plant materials by near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis for differentiating low-THC and high-THC cannabis

NCJ Number

310789

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

November 2025

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QCM-based screening of acrylate polymers for NPPA pre-concentration to enhance vapor detection of fentanyl

Journal

Analytica Chimica Acta

Date Published

September 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

QCM-based screening of acrylate polymers for NPPA pre-concentration to enhance vapor detection of fentanyl

NCJ Number

310756

Journal

Analytica Chimica Acta

Date Published

September 2025

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Recommended Scope for NPS Testing in the United States

Date Published

2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance

Recommended Scope for NPS Testing in the United States

NCJ Number

310755

Date Published

2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Virtual Workshop Series: Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) for Seized Drug Analysis

Event Dates

September 6, 2023

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Registration Status

Not Required

Regioisomeric bromodimethoxy benzyl piperazines related to the designer substance 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxybenzylpiperazine: GC–MS and FTIR analysis

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

GC–MS and IR studies on the six ring regioisomeric dimethoxybenzoyl-N-methylpiperazines (DMBzMPs)

Journal

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New and Emerging “Nitazene” Analogues Appearing in Medicolegal Death Investigations

Journal

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New and Emerging “Nitazene” Analogues Appearing in Medicolegal Death Investigations

NCJ Number

310615

Journal

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Date Published

June 2025

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Medetomidine quantitation and enantiomer differentiation in biological specimens collected after fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

May 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Medetomidine quantitation and enantiomer differentiation in biological specimens collected after fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses

NCJ Number

310614

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

May 2025

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Cross-reactivity in urine of 53 cannabinoid analogs and metabolites using a carboxylic acid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and homogenous enzyme immunoassay (HEIA) kit and immunalysis synthetic cannabinoid HEIA kits

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

June 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Cross-reactivity in urine of 53 cannabinoid analogs and metabolites using a carboxylic acid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and homogenous enzyme immunoassay (HEIA) kit and immunalysis synthetic cannabinoid HEIA kits

NCJ Number

310592

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

June 2025

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“Do It Yourself” Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist Precursors as a Ban-Evading Strategy: Comparison of the Pharmacological Characteristics of Precursors and Their Final Products

Journal

Drug Testing and Analysis

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

“Do It Yourself” Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist Precursors as a Ban-Evading Strategy: Comparison of the Pharmacological Characteristics of Precursors and Their Final Products

NCJ Number

310588

Journal

Drug Testing and Analysis

Date Published

July 2025

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Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) using Mass Spectrometry: Statistical Foundations in Unimolecular Reaction Rate Theory

Journal

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

May 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) using Mass Spectrometry: Statistical Foundations in Unimolecular Reaction Rate Theory

NCJ Number

310580

Journal

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

May 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

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