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 5, Numbers 1-4

January-December 2007

Contents

Synthesis and Identification of N,N-Dimethylcathinone Hydrochloride
Terry A. Dal Cason

Quantitation of the Major Alkaloids in Opium from Papaver Setigerum DC
Sini Panicker, Heidi L. Wojno, and Lewis H. Ziska

Analysis of Fatty Acids in Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa Leaf)
Nadia Fucci

The Characterization of Three FLY Compounds (2C-B-FLY, 3C-B-FLY, and Bromo-DragonFLY)
Erin C. Reed and Gregory S. Kiddon

Comparison of the Novel Direct Analysis in Real Time Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (AccuTOF-DART™) and Signature Analysis for the Identification of Constituents of Refined Illicit Cocaine
Jeri D. Ropero-Miller, Peter R. Stout, Nichole D. Bynum, and John F. Casale

The Isolation, Identification, and Quantitation of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in Mimosa Hostilis
Jack A. Fasanello and Andrea D. Placke

Five Year Indices

Information and Instructions for Authors

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