Citation

West MJ, Went MJ. Drug Test. Anal. 2013; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/dta.217

PMID

21191978

Abstract

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.

Language: en