Microgram Journal

To Assist and Serve Scientists Concerned with the Detection and Analysis of Controlled
Substances and Other Abused Substances for Forensic / Law Enforcement Purposes.

Published by the Drug Enforcement Administration 
Office of Forensic Sciences Washington, D.C. 20537 

The U. S. Attorney General has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business required by the Department of Justice. Information, instructions, and disclaimers are published in the first issue of each year.

Volume 2, Numbers 1-4

"Ball and Stick" Model of Methamphetamine

January - December 2004

Contents

Letter to the Editor regarding “A Rapid Extraction and GC/MS Methodology for the
Identification of Psilocyn in Mushroom/Chocolate Concoctions."

Anise Oil as a Precursor for 2-Alkoxy-5-methoxybenzaldehydes
Dieter Waumans, Noël Bruneel, and Jan Tytgat

Diltiazem HCl: An Analytical Profile
DeMia E. Peters

Hydroxyzine: An Analytical Profile
Norman G. Odeneal II, John F. Casale, and Heidi L. Wojno

Mass Spectra of Select Benzyl- and Phenyl- Piperazine Designer Drugs
Hans H. Maurer

The Quantitation of Nimetazepam in Erimin-5 Tablets and Powders
by Reverse-Phase HPLC
Yong Kiong Chong, Muzaiyanah Mohd Kaprawi, and Kee Bian Chan

Improvised Explosive Device Disguised as a Smoking Pipe
Richard T. Ramsey and Pam Woods

Identification and Determination of Carisoprodol in Tablets by Liquid
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Angela S. Mohrhaus and Samuel R. Gratz

Instructions for Authors

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Cover Art: "Ball and Stick" Model of Methamphetamine (Courtesy of Patrick A. Hays, DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory, Dulles, VA)