Laboratory and Scientific Section Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, Tel.: (+43-1) 26060-4303/4304 Fax: (+43-1) 26060-5967 Selected Articles on the Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Biological Specimens (January– June 2008) AMPHETAMINES (AMPH) General Zaitsu, K., et al.. Determination of a newly encountered Forensic Sci. Int., 177 designer drug ‘‘p- (2008) 77–84 methoxyethylamphetamine’’ and its metabolites in human urine and blood Gas Chromatography (GC) Luckie, C., et al.. Detection and quantification of low levels Forensic Sci. Int.,177 of benzoylecgonine in equine urine (2008) e21–e24. Benzodiazepines (BENZ) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Rouini, M.R., et al.. An improved HPLC method for rapid Talanta 75 (2008) quantitation of diazepam and its major 671–676 metabolites in human plasma Immunoassay (IA) Pehrsson, A., al.. Roadside oral fluid testing: Comparison of Forensic Sci. Int., the results of Drugwipe 5 and Drugwipe 175 (2008) Benzodiazepines on-site tests with 140–148 laboratory confirmation results of oral fluid and whole blood Page 1 of 4 BS/2008/1 Cannabis (CANNABIS) Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Huestis, M.A., et al.. Excretion of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol Forensic Sci. Int., in sweat 174 (2008) 173–177 Cocaine (COCAINE) General Hill, V., et al.. Hair analysis for cocaine: Factors in Forensic Sci. Int., laboratory contamination studies and their 176 (2008) relevance to proficiency sample 23–33 preparation and hair testing practices Drugs Not Under Int. Control (DNUC) General Kim, E.M., et al.. Analysis of ketamine and norketamine in Forensic Sci. Int., urine by automatic solid-phase extraction 174 (2008) (SPE) and positive ion chemical 197–202 ionization–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (PCI–GC–MS) Vlase, L., et al.. Determination of tramadol and O- Talanta 75 (2008) desmethyltramadol in human plasma by 1104–1109 high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection Yazdi, A.S., et al.. Separation and determination of Talanta 75 (2008) amitriptyline and nortriptyline by 1293–1299 dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with gas chromatography flame ionization detection LC-MS (GENRL) Chéze, M., et al.. Determination of ibogaine and Forensic Sci. Int., noribogaine in biological fluids and hair by 176 (2008), LC–MS/MS after Tabernanthe iboga 58–66 abuse Iboga alkaloids distribution in a drowning death case Page 2 of 4 BS/2008/1 Miscellaneous (MISC) General Tsanaclis, L., et al.. Differentiation between drug use and Forensic Sci. Int., environmental contamination when 176 (2008) testing for drugs in hair 19–22 LC-MS (GENRL) McCurdy, H.H., et Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Forensic Sci. al.. Spectrometry Analysis of Opioids, Rev., 20 (1) (2008), Benzodiazepines, Cannabinoids, 45-73 Amphetamines, and Cocaine in Biological and Other Specimens None Bush, D.M. The U.S. Mandatory Guidelines for Forensic Sci. Int., Federal Workplace Drug Testing 174 (2008) Programs: Current status and future 111–119 considerations Opiates&Opioids (OPIATES) General Moore, C., et al.. Analysis of pain management drugs, Forensic Sci. Int., specifically fentanyl, in hair: Application to 176 (2008) forensic specimens 47–50 None Woodall, K.L., et al.. Oral Abuse of Fentanyl Patches J Forensic Sci, 53 (1) (Duragesic®):Seven Case Reports (2008), 222-225 Page 3 of 4 BS/2008/1 Other Drugs Under Int. Control (ODUC) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Zacharis, C.K., et al.. A new method for the HPLC Talanta 75 (2008) determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric 356–361 acid (GHB) following derivatization with a coumarin analogue and fluorescence detection Application in the analysis of biological fluids Page 4 of 4 BS/2008/1.