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Franz T, Scheufler F, Stein K, Uhl M, Dame T, Schwarz G, et al.
Forensic Sci Int . 2018 May; 288:223-226. PMID: 29775923
Drugs which are commonly smoked or sniffed (e.g. cocaine), can contaminate hair through smoke or dust; therefore testing for metabolites, especially hydroxy metabolites, is highly recommended. The presence of hydroxy...
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Musshoff F, Thieme D, Schwarz G, Sachs H, Skopp G, Franz T
Drug Test Anal . 2017 Oct; 10(4):681-688. PMID: 29024561
Although hair is widely used to identify drug use, there is a risk of false positives due to environmental contamination. This especially applies to cocaine (COC). Several strategies such as...
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Sinicina I, Sachs H, Keil W
Drug Alcohol Depend . 2017 Sep; 180:286-291. PMID: 28942032
Background: Two decades ago, there were only single case reports on deaths in Europe following the consumption of illicitly manufactured fentanyl by problem drug users. Today, lethal fentanyl intoxication is...
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Fels H, Krueger J, Sachs H, Musshoff F, Graw M, Roider G, et al.
Forensic Sci Int . 2017 May; 277:e30-e35. PMID: 28506719
In this study, two fatalities associated with the synthetic opioids AH-7921 and MT-45 are reported. Within the last few years, both compounds have emerged on the recreational drug market and...
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Domingo O, Roider G, Stover A, Graw M, Musshoff F, Sachs H, et al.
Forensic Sci Int . 2017 Jan; 271:e1-e7. PMID: 28089300
Two cases of fatalities are reported of which the recreational use of Mitragyna speciosa ("kratom") could be confirmed. One of these cases presents with one of the highest postmortem mitragynine...
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Fels H, Dame T, Sachs H, Musshoff F
Drug Test Anal . 2016 Jul; 9(5):824-830. PMID: 27373549
This work represents the development, validation, and application of a liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS) screening method for the detection of pharmaceutical substances and illicit drugs (acidic, basic, and neutral...
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Thieme D, Schmid D, Sachs H
Forensic Sci Med Pathol . 2015 Apr; 3(2):119-23. PMID: 25869043
The identification of amitriptyline, nortriptyline and its hydroxy-metabolites including a subsequent measurement of concentration profiles in hair samples was carried out to evaluate the administration history of amitriptyline. Analyses were...
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Thieme D, Sachs U, Sachs H, Moore C
Drug Test Anal . 2014 Oct; 7(7):577-85. PMID: 25345394
Formation of picolinic acid esters of hydroxylated drugs or their biotransformation products is a promising tool to improve their mass spectrometric ionization efficiency, alter their fragmentation behaviour and enhance sensitivity...
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Thieme D, Sachs H, Uhl M
Drug Test Anal . 2014 Jan; 6(1-2):112-8. PMID: 24424857
The identification of 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid (THCCOOH) in hair represents an exceptional forensic analytical challenge due to low target concentrations in a complex matrix. Several dedicated techniques [gas chromatography-negative chemical ionization-tandem...
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Pragst F, Broecker S, Hastedt M, Herre S, Andresen-Streichert H, Sachs H, et al.
Ther Drug Monit . 2013 Nov; 35(6):737-52. PMID: 24263638
Background: Children living in homes with drug-addicted parents are in a steady danger of poisoning and may suffer from neglect, maltreatment, and lagging behind in development. Hair analysis could be...