Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports 2012 Detection and characterization of pyromarkers of smoked drugs of abuse Rona Kiyomi Nishikawa West Virginia University Follow this and additional works at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Nishikawa, Rona Kiyomi, "Detection and characterization of pyromarkers of smoked drugs of abuse" (2012). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4904. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/4904 This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by the The Research Repository @ WVU with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Dissertation in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you must obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Dissertation has been accepted for inclusion in WVU Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports collection by an authorized administrator of The Research Repository @ WVU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PYROMARKERS OF SMOKED DRUGS OF ABUSE Rona Kiyomi Nishikawa Dissertation submitted to the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Committee of Advisors: Suzanne C. Bell, Ph.D., Chair R. Lloyd Carroll, Ph.D. Patrick S. Callery, Ph.D. Harry O. Finklea, Ph.D. Keith B. Morris, Ph.D. C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry Morgantown, West Virginia 2012 Keywords: Fentanyl, Heroin, Pyrolysis, Pyromarkers, GC/MS Copyright © 2012 Rona Kiyomi Nishikawa 1 Abstract DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PYROMARKERS OF SMOKED DRUGS OF ABUSE Rona Kiyomi Nishikawa Smoking or inhalation has increased in popularity as the choice route of administration of drugs of abuse amongst drug abusers.