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Detection of drugs of abuse by Raman spectroscopy
Author(s) -
West Matthew J.,
Went Michael J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
drug testing and analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.065
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1942-7611
pISSN - 1942-7603
DOI - 10.1002/dta.217
Subject(s) - drugs of abuse , street drugs , designer drug , drug , medicine , pharmacology
Raman spectroscopy can provide rapid, sensitive, non‐destructive analysis of a variety of drug types (e.g. amphetamines, alkaloids, designer drugs, and date rape drugs). This review concentrates on developments in the past 15 years. It considers identification and quantification of drugs of abuse in different types of forensic evidence, including bulk street drugs as well as traces found in drinks, on fibres/clothing, in fingerprints, on fingernails, on bank notes, and in body fluids. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.