Current Issue 10 February 2012, Vol. 215, No. 1

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Detection of the synthetic drug 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) in serum and urine
10 February 2012(Vol. 215 | No. 1 | Pages 3-7)
J. Röhrich, J. Becker, T. Kaufmann, S. Zörntlein, R. Urban

Identification of 1-butyl-3-(1-(4-methyl)naphthoyl)indole in a herbal mixture
10 February 2012(Vol. 215 | No. 1 | Pages 8-13)
F. Westphal, F.D. Sönnichsen, S. Thiemt

The prevalence of drugs in injured drivers
10 February 2012(Vol. 215 | No. 1 | Pages 14-17)
Olaf H. Drummer, Irene Kourtis, Jochen Beyer, Penny Tayler, Martin Boorman, Dimitri Gerostamoulos

Forensic aspects of water intoxication: Four case reports and review of relevant literature
06 February 2012
Nemanja Radojevic, Bojana Bjelogrlic, Vuk Aleksic, Nemanja Rancic, Mira Samardzic, Stojan Petkovic, Slobodan Savic
Abstract: Water intoxication (WI) is a rare condition that originates from over-consumption of water, with a potentially fatal outcome. Increased water intake (polydipsia) is followed by urination of ...
Studying survivors of near-lethal suicide attempts as a proxy for completed suicide in prisons
06 February 2012
Adrienne Rivlin, Seena Fazel, Lisa Marzano, Keith Hawton
Abstract: Suicides in prisons are common. There is a pressing need to understand more about the causes and prevention of prisoner suicides. A particularly informative approach is through studying surv...
Experimental forensic scenes for the characterization of ground-penetrating radar wave response
06 February 2012
Mercedes Solla, Belén Riveiro, Marcos X. Álvarez, Pedro Arias
Abstract: Over the last few decades, the use of non-intrusive geophysical techniques, which allows for coverage of an entire crime scene in a reasonable amount of time, in forensic investigation has i...
Development of an immunoassay for the differentiation of menstrual blood from peripheral blood
06 February 2012
Danielle Gray, Nunzianda Frascione, Barbara Daniel
Abstract: Forensic identification of body fluids is a crucial aspect of the discipline. To date, there are no robust tests to make a distinction between menstrual blood and peripheral blood. Past tech...
The first international proficiency test on ketamine and norketamine in hair
03 February 2012
Vicky W.M. Lee, Jack Y.K. Cheng, Samuel T.C. Cheung, Yiu-chung Wong, Della W.M. Sin
Abstract: This paper discusses the organization of the first international proficiency test (PT) programme on ketamine (K) and norketamine (NK) in hair samples. The primary objective of the programme ...

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