Issue 6, 2011

An overview of quantifying and screening drugs of abuse in biological samples: Past and present

Abstract

The quantification and screening of drugs of abuse in a range of biological samples is a requirement in a plethora of areas. We provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments in this emerging area exploring drug classes with up-to-date tables of recent methodologies and a detailed review of subsequent investigations with an emphasis on forensic applications.

Graphical abstract: An overview of quantifying and screening drugs of abuse in biological samples: Past and present

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
01 Feb 2011
Accepted
18 Mar 2011
First published
12 May 2011

Anal. Methods, 2011,3, 1227-1245

An overview of quantifying and screening drugs of abuse in biological samples: Past and present

C. Lledo-Fernandez and C. E. Banks, Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 1227 DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05057E

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