The Identification of Drug Abuse

• Other Authors: Pieri, Maria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Medical toxicology; atropine; scopolamine; thermal stability; GC-MS inlet; degradation; deep sedation; drug interaction; midazolam; morphine; palliative care; terminal patient management; meconium; mass spectrometry; toxicology; drug of abuse; orbitrap; newborn; diquat; suicidal ingestion; patient management; professional liabilities; phorate; pesticides; carbamazepine; bipolar; bone tissue; blood; matrix; concentration; opioids; fingernails; immunohistochemistry; ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography; high-resolution mass spectrometry; forensic toxicology; unconventional matrices; helium; asphyxia; suicide; detection and quantification; acetaminophen; citalopram; trazodone; poly-drug intoxication; dog attack; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; fentanyl; transdermal patch; protective film; autopsy; forensic pathology; intrauterine; neonatal; exposure; medico-legal issues; Lemborexant; insomnia; abuse; UPLC-MS/MS; SWGTOX; DORA; psychedelics; LSD; MDMA; mescaline; psilocybin; lethal dose; overdose; n/a
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Over the last decades, interest in forensic toxicology has continually increased. Consequently, the discipline assumed a leading role, becoming one of the reference sciences for elucidating events of judicial importance. The need to reconcile analytical problems (e.g., relating to the qualitative/qu...