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 January issues.



Volume 1, Numbers 1-2

January-June 2003

Contents

2003 Information and Instructions for Microgram Journal

Osmolality - A Novel and Sensitive Tool for Detection of Tampering of Beverages Adulterated with Ethanol, gamma-Butyrolactone, and 1,4-Butanediol, and for Detection of Dilution-Tampered Demerol Syringes
James F. Wesley

Psychotria Viridis – A Botanical Source of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
Robert D. Blackledge and Charlotte M. Taylor

Evaluation of Ninhydrin Analogues and Other Electron-Deficient Compounds as
Spray Reagents for Drugs on Thin Layer Chromatograms

Myriam Azoury , Avraham Zelkowicz , Zafrir Goren , and Joseph Almog

Instrumental Separation of 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) from
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propanol, a Co-Eluting Compound

Barbara A. Vohlken and Stephen M. Layton

Potency of Cannabis Seized in Central Florida During June 2002
Christina J. Newell

A Study of Acids Used for the Acidified Cobalt Thiocyanate Test for Cocaine Base
Anna L. Deakin

1,4-Butanediol (BD) - Forensic Profile
Agnes D. Garcia and Allen J. Catterton

Detection and Analysis of Drugs of Forensic Interest, 1992 - 2001; A Literature Review (TEXT)
Robert F.X. Klein and Patrick A. Hays

Detection and Analysis of Drugs of Forensic Interest, 1992 - 2001; A Literature Review (REFERENCES)
Robert F.X. Klein and Patrick A. Hays