Application of the Cozart DDS system to postmortem screening of drugs of abuse in vitreous humor
This study evaluated the use of Cozart
DDS for postmortem screening of some drugs of abuse in vitreous humor (VH) prior to forensic autopsies. The Cozart DDS is
an on-site drug detection system that has been validated for oral fluid. Seventy-one VH specimens were obtained from cadavers.
Causes of death included injury, drug poisoning, natural disorders, and traffic accidents. The samples were tested for cannabis,
cocaine, opiate, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. Thirty-three of 71 samples were positive for drugs of abuse (42% for cocaine,
28% for cannabis, 26% for opiates, and 3% for methamphetamine). The positive specimens for opiates and methamphetamine were
reexamined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS); benzoylecgonine (cocaine product) was detected by liquid chromat...
- Detection of stimulant drugs of abuse in maternal and neonatal hair
- Blood-positive illicit-drug findings: Implications for cause-of-death certification, classification and coding
- Blood-positive illicit-drug findings: Implications for cause-of-death certification, classification and coding.
- Gas chromatographyâmass spectrometry assay for the simultaneous quantification of drugs of abuse in human placenta at 12th week of gestation
- Simultaneous screening and quantification of 52 common pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse in hair using UPLC–TOF-MS
