Cocaine analytes in human hair: Evaluation of concentration ratios in different cocaine sources, drug-user populations and surface-contaminated specimens

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 390-398

  Ropero Miller, Jeri D ^a   Huestis, Marilyn A ^b   Stout, Peter R ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; HOMOCOCAINE; NORCOCAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLITE; SELF REPORT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COCAINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866778839     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks050     Document Type: Article

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