Forensic toxicologists need an economical solution to screen for a virtually unlimited number of compounds in urine. Here we present a method for screening using a dilute-and-shoot approach with the Q Exactive Focus mass spectrometer and Thermo Scientific ToxFinder software. For forensic use only.

Forensic toxicologists need an economical instrument capable of both screening a large number of compounds and quantifying smaller panels to industry-established limits. Here we present a method for quantitation of six opiates - morphine, codeine, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone - in human urine down to low ng/mL levels. This work was performed on a Q Exactive Focus hybrid quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometer. For forensic use only.

Forensic laboratories perform bulk substance identification to support investigations in cases involving possession, trafficking, and manufacturing of illicit drugs. A variety of analytical techniques can be used, but mass spectrometry provides methodologies that produce rapid and confident results. We evaluated two analytical workflows using a DART (Direct Analysis in Real Time) ion source coupled to a LTQ XL ion trap mass spectrometer and a Q Exactive Focus hybrid quadrupole- Orbitrap MS. Pharmaceutical pills were analyzed to demonstrate method performance. For forensic use only.

Forensic toxicologists face an ever-expanding list of compounds for analysis. This note presents work done using a next-generation triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with fast SRM acquisition speed for quantitation of 122 analytes in a single chromatographic run, where scan speed does not impact sensitivity or quantitative performance. Compounds analyzed include opiates, opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, amphetamines, tricyclic antidepressants, illicit compounds, and more. For forensic use only.

The Thermo Scientific GC system is applied for the analysis of drugs of abuse. The separation is performed on a Thermo Scientific TRACE TR-DoA 5MS GC column, with MS detection.