Recommended Methods for the Identification and Analysis of ...

Recommended methods for the Identification and Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones in Seized Materials

MANUAL FOR USE BY NATIONAL DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORIES

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Laboratory and Scientific Section UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

Vienna

Recommended Methods for the Identification and Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones in Seized Materials

MANUAL FOR USE BY NATIONAL DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORIES

UNITED NATIONS New York, 2015

Note Operating and experimental conditions are reproduced from the original reference materials, including unpublished methods, validated and used in selected national laboratories as per the list of references.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.

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Original language: English ? United Nations, September 2015. 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 Niamh Nic Daeid of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, for the prepar ation of the first draft of this manual. LSS would also like to thank Dr. Laurence Dujourdy of the Institut National de Police Scientifique, Lyon, France, and Ms. Katharine Konaris (ret.) of the State General Laboratory, Nicosia, Cyprus, for their expert reviews and valuable contribution. The preparation of this manual was coordinated by Dr. Iphigenia Naidis, staff member of LSS, and the contributions of UNODC staff members Dr. Conor Crean and Ms. Susan Ifeagwu are gratefully acknowledged.

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