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DEA Schedule• Controlled Substances Act (1970)• I - High abuse potential, no medical use• Heroin, PCP, LSD, GHB, MDMA, etc.• II - High abuse potential, but has medical use• Most opioids, barbiturates, methylphenidate, etc.• No refills• III - Ketamine, buprenorphine, GHB• IV - BZD, long acting barbiturates, modafinil• V - Codeine cough suppressants, pregabalin, diphenoxylate
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Special Thanks!• Howard Greller
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Laboratories• Clinical Laboratory
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Magic Answer Box?• Low volume, of
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Assay Methods• Spot & spectrochem
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Testing“You’re fired, Jack. The
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Spectrochemical• Sophisticated sp
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Spectrochemical• Older tests wait
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Spectrochemical• Improve Selectiv
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Immunoassays• Non-competitive•
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Competitive“Inverse” assay
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Immunoassays• Nonisotopic immunoa
Page 32 and 33: EMITGoldfranks 9th edition
Page 34 and 35: ChromatographySeparation and Detect
Page 36 and 37: Thin LayerChromatography• Extract
Page 38 and 39: Thin LayerChromatography• Fast, e
Page 40 and 41: High-PerformanceLiquid Chromatograp
Page 42 and 43: High-PerformanceLiquid Chromatograp
Page 44 and 45: Gas Chromatography• Similar to HP
Page 46 and 47: Gas Chromatography• Substances ha
Page 48 and 49: Mass Spectrometry
Page 50 and 51: LC/MS/MS• High sensitivity and sp
Page 52 and 53: Relative ComparisonMethod Speed Cos
Page 54 and 55: Drug Screens
Page 56 and 57: Cocaine• Highly specific• Benzo
Page 58 and 59: The “second handsmoking” defens
Page 60 and 61: Opioids• Morphine, codeine,heroin
Page 62 and 63: ChallengesDextromethorphan• Dextr
Page 64 and 65: PCP• Phencyclidine• False Posit
Page 66 and 67: Amphetamines• Amphetamine assay p
Page 68 and 69: TCA Challenges• Cross react with
Page 70 and 71: Adulteration• 2004: First mandato
Page 72 and 73: In Vivo Adulteration“Ingest prior
Page 74 and 75: In Vitro Adulteration“Add after u
Page 76 and 77: Urine SubstitutionOntario Smith
Page 78 and 79: CholinesterasesButrylcholinesterase
Page 80 and 81: Anion Gap ReliabilityLow Anion Gap
Page 84 and 85: Medical Review Officer• Licensed
Page 86 and 87: Post MortemToxicology
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Page 92 and 93: Legal Ethanol
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Page 96 and 97: The Clues1. Wide turns2. Straddling
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