Determination of barbiturates in hair samples by using a validated UHPLC-HRMS method: application in investigation of drug-facilitated sexual assault

• Main Authors: Di Wen (Author), Yan Shi (Author), Xiaoguang Zhang (Author), Bing Xie (Author), Wenqiao Liu (Author), Feng Yu (Author), Ping Xiang (Author), Bin Cong (Author), Chunling Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford University Press, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs are the most common substances associated with drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA); however, barbiturates are also detected occasionally. Segmental hair analysis provides useful information on the historic pattern of drug use, enabli...