Guidelines for testing drugs under international control in hair, sweat ...

Guidelines for Testing Drugs under International Control in Hair, Sweat and Oral Fluid

MANUAL FOR USE BY NATIONAL DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORIES

Laboratory and Scientific Section UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

Vienna

Guidelines for Testing Drugs under International Control in Hair,

Sweat and Oral Fluid

MANUAL FOR USE BY NATIONAL DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORIES

UNITED NATIONS New York, 2014

Note Operating and experimental conditions are reproduced from the original reference materials, including unpublished methods, validated and used in selected national laboratories as per the list of references. A number of alternative conditions and substitution of named commercial products may provide comparable results in many cases, but any modification has to be validated before it is integrated into laboratory routines. Mention of names of firms and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.

ST/NAR/30/Rev.3

Original language: English ? United Nations, May 2014. All rights reserved, worldwide The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of names of firms and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. This publication has not been formally edited. Publishing production: English, Publishing and Library Section, United Nations Office at Vienna.

Acknowledgements

UNODC's Laboratory and Scientific Section (LSS, headed by Dr. Justice Tettey) wishes to express its appreciation and thanks to Professor Franco Tagliaro, University of Verona, Professor Donata Favretto, University of Padova and Mr. Paolo Fais of the University of Verona, Italy, for the preparation of the final draft of the present Manual. The valuable comments and contribution of the following experts to the peer-review process is gratefully acknowledged: Mr. Bill Corl of Omega Laboratories, Inc., United States, Professor Olaf Drummer of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia, Dr. Pirjo Lillsunde of the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland, Dr. Mee-Jung Park of the Korea National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea and Dr. Alain G. Verstraete of Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. The preparation of the present Manual was coordinated by Dr. Conor Crean, staff member of LSS. The contribution of Dr. Iphigenia Naidis, staff member of LSS and other UNODC staff members is gratefully acknowledged.

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