Simultaneous determination of 18 abused opioids and metabolites in human hair using LC-MS/MS and illegal opioids abuse proven by hair analysis

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-105

  Kim, Jihyun ^a   Ji, Dajeong ^b   Kang, Soyoung ^b   Park, Meejung ^a   Yang, Wonkyung ^a   Kim, Eunmi ^a   Choi, Hwakyung ^a   Lee, Sooyeun ^b  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Hair analysis; LC MS MS; Method validation; Opioids

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTRORPHAN; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHANOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NALBUPHINE; NORCODEINE; NORMORPHINE; NOROXYCODONE; NORPETHIDINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; THEBAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

DRUG ABUSE; HAIR ANALYSIS; LC-MS/MS; METHOD VALIDATION; OPIOIDS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HEROIN; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84888101544     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.10.041     Document Type: Article

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