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NCJ Number: 254754 Add to Shopping cart Find in a Library
Title: The Determination and Evaluation of Pyrolytic Products: A Focus on Synthetic Cannabinoids
Document: HTML
Author(s): Stephen Raso
Date Published: 2018
Annotation: The findings and methodology are presented for a study conducted to identify the pyrolytic products produced from the smoking process of selected representative synthetic cannabinoids, as well as to assess their presence in true case samples in establishing the necessity for inclusion in toxicological assessment.
Abstract: The study used an optimized pyrolysis methodology in establishing a predictive model for thermal degradation. An extraction and LC/MS/MS method were validated according to the guidelines set by the Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology. The first phase of the project developed a novel approach for mimicking a smoking process while using an exhaustive sample collection method for the pyrolysis of synthetic cannabinoids. The study identified numerous thermal degradation products for a representative group of synthetic cannabinoids, established a predictive model for forecasting thermal degradation products of cannabinoids not yet analyzed, validated an LC/MS/MS method for a collection of synthetic cannabinoids, and detected a number of thermal degradants within postmortem blood samples. The report advises that this project has demonstrated a proof-of-concept insight that opens discussion on the effect of thermal degradation products on the toxicological effects of synthetic cannabinoids. The findings indicate the need for continuing research investigations into the metabolism, binding activity, and toxicity of set products. The fields of forensic science, such as drug analysis, toxicology assays, and medicolegal investigations can benefit from these study results. Extensive tables and figures
Main Term(s): Drug detection
Index Term(s): Designer drugs; Drug analysis; Drug paraphernalia; National Institute of Justice (NIJ); NIJ final report; Poisons and poison analysis
Grant Number: 2015-R2-CX-0032
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506
Corporate Author: West Virginia University
United States of America
Sale Source: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
US Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America
Page Count: 178
Format: Dissertation/Thesis; Document; Document (Online)
Type: Program/Project Description; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Study/Research); Research (Applied/Empirical)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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