1. Diphenidine: a dissociative NPS makes an entrance on the drug scene

   • Maria Katselou
   • Ioannis Papoutsis
   • Sotiris Athanaselis

   Review Article 03 May 2018 Pages: 233 - 242

   

2. VOCs as fingerprints for the chemical profiling of hashish samples analyzed by HS-SPME/GC–MS and multivariate statistical tools

   • Roberta Ascrizzi
   • Guido Flamini
   • Silvio Chericoni

   Original Article 26 December 2017 Pages: 243 - 260

   

3. Rapid detection of tert-butoxycarbonyl-methamphetamine by direct analysis in real time time-of-flight mass spectrometry

   • Ken-ichi Sugie
   • Daisuke Kurakami
   • Koichi Saito

   Original Article Open access 12 January 2018 Pages: 261 - 269

   

4. Propofol and propofol glucuronide concentrations in hair following medical propofol administration and in forensic death cases

   • Alexandra Maas
   • Christoph Maier
   • Cornelius Hess

   Original Article 09 January 2018 Pages: 270 - 279

   

5. Simple screening procedure for 72 synthetic cannabinoids in whole blood by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

   • Katarzyna Ambroziak
   • Piotr Adamowicz

   Original Article Open access 31 January 2018 Pages: 280 - 290

   

6. Postmortem distribution and redistribution of synthetic cathinones

   • Lindsay Glicksberg
   • Ruth Winecker
   • Sarah Kerrigan

   Original Article 02 February 2018 Pages: 291 - 303

   

7. Metabolism of the new synthetic cannabinoid EG-018 in human hepatocytes by high-resolution mass spectrometry

   • Xingxing Diao
   • Jeremy Carlier
   • Marilyn A. Huestis

   Original Article 31 January 2018 Pages: 304 - 312

   

8. MDMB-CHMICA induces thrashing behavior, bradycardia, and slow pressor response in a CB₁- and CB₂-receptor-dependent manner in conscious rats

   • Hideyuki Maeda
   • Erika Nagashima
   • Ken-ichi Yoshida

   Original Article 07 February 2018 Pages: 313 - 319

   

9. Organ distribution of 4-MEC, MDPV, methoxetamine and α-PVP: comparison of QuEChERS and SPE

   • Sabrina Lehmann
   • Bastian Schulze
   • Katja Mercer-Chalmers-Bender

   Original Article 22 February 2018 Pages: 320 - 333

10. Effects of the new generation α-pyrrolidinophenones on spontaneous locomotor activities in mice, and on extracellular dopamine and serotonin levels in the mouse striatum

    • Jakub Wojcieszak
    • Dariusz Andrzejczak
    • Jolanta B. Zawilska

    Original Article Open access 26 February 2018 Pages: 334 - 350

    

11. Differentiation of AB-FUBINACA and its five positional isomers using liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-linear ion trap mass spectrometry and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

    • Takaya Murakami
    • Yoshiaki Iwamuro
    • Hiroshi Hasegawa

    Original Article Open access 02 March 2018 Pages: 351 - 358

    

12. Chemical synthesis, characterisation and in vitro and in vivo metabolism of the synthetic opioid MT-45 and its newly identified fluorinated analogue 2F-MT-45 with metabolite confirmation in urine samples from known drug users

    • Craig McKenzie
    • Oliver B. Sutcliffe
    • Niamh Nic Daeid

    Original Article Open access 05 April 2018 Pages: 359 - 374

    

13. Identifying exposures to ribosome-inactivating proteins in blood samples: amplification of ricin-induced ribosomal damage products enables sensitive detection of active toxin and circulating depurinated 28S rRNA

    • Reut Falach
    • Ofir Israeli
    • Chanoch Kronman

    Original Article 11 April 2018 Pages: 375 - 384

    

14. Pharmacological evaluation of new constituents of “Spice”: synthetic cannabinoids based on indole, indazole, benzimidazole and carbazole scaffolds

    • Clara T. Schoeder
    • Cornelius Hess
    • Christa E. Müller

    Original Article Open access 26 April 2018 Pages: 385 - 403

    

15. Identification and characterization of the new psychoactive substance 3-fluoroethamphetamine in seized material

    • Ángela Yanini
    • Sergio Armenta
    • Miguel de la Guardia

    Original Article 03 May 2018 Pages: 404 - 414

    

16. Application of the QuEChERS procedure for analysis of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol and its metabolites in authentic whole blood samples by GC–MS/MS

    • Michal P. Dybowski
    • Andrzej L. Dawidowicz

    Original Article Open access 07 May 2018 Pages: 415 - 423

    

17. Long-term stability of synthetic cathinones in dried blood spots and whole blood samples: a comparative study

    • Kelly Francisco da Cunha
    • Marcos Nogueira Eberlin
    • Jose Luiz Costa

    Original Article 09 May 2018 Pages: 424 - 434

    

18. In vitro metabolism of synthetic cannabinoid AM1220 by human liver microsomes and Cunninghamella elegans using liquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry

    • Shimpei Watanabe
    • Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil
    • Shanlin Fu

    Original Article Open access 24 May 2018 Pages: 435 - 446

    

19. Reporting the novel synthetic cathinone 5-PPDI through its analytical characterization by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance

    • David Fabregat-Safont
    • Xoán Carbón
    • Maria Ibáñez

    Original Article 09 May 2018 Pages: 447 - 457

    

20. The internal standard diquat-d₄ causes errors in diquat analysis by LC–MS/MS

    • Yusuke Suzuki
    • Tsuyoshi Kaneko
    • Koichi Saito

    Original Article 14 May 2018 Pages: 458 - 466

    

21. Use of hepatocytes isolated from a liver-humanized mouse for studies on the metabolism of drugs: application to the metabolism of fentanyl and acetylfentanyl

    • Tatsuyuki Kanamori
    • Yuko Togawa-Iwata
    • Hiroyuki Inoue

    Original Article Open access 04 June 2018 Pages: 467 - 475

    

22. Blood concentrations of a new psychoactive substance 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC) determined in 15 forensic cases

    • Ewa Tomczak
    • Mateusz Kacper Woźniak
    • Marek Biziuk

    Original Article Open access 28 May 2018 Pages: 476 - 485

    

23. Metabolism of α-PHP and α-PHPP in humans and the effects of alkyl chain lengths on the metabolism of α-pyrrolidinophenone-type designer drugs

    • Shuntaro Matsuta
    • Noriaki Shima
    • Munehiro Katagi

    Original Article Open access 28 May 2018 Pages: 486 - 497

    

24. Sensitive quantification of 5F-NNEI and characterization of its several metabolites in authentic urine and/or serum specimens obtained from three individuals by LC–QTRAP-MS/MS and high-resolution LC–Orbitrap-MS/MS

    • Kayoko Minakata
    • Hideki Nozawa
    • Kanako Watanabe

    Original Article 04 June 2018 Pages: 498 - 505

    

25. Detection of pyrovalerone as a possible synthetic by-product of 4′-methyl-α-pyrrolidinohexanophenone and 4-methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone in illicit drug products

    • Takaomi Tagami
    • Takahiro Doi
    • Yoshiyuki Sawabe

    Short Communication 14 February 2018 Pages: 506 - 513

    

26. Toxicological and histological analyses for a stillborn delivered by a mother under methadone maintenance therapy

    • Eva Montanari
    • Maria Paola Bonasoni
    • Adriano Tagliabracci

    Case Report 12 January 2018 Pages: 514 - 524

    

27. Fatal case of poisoning with a new cathinone derivative: α-propylaminopentiophenone (N-PP)

    • Milena Majchrzak
    • Rafał Celiński
    • Mieczysław Sajewicz

    Case Report Open access 27 April 2018 Pages: 525 - 533

    

28. Cryptomarket drug acquisition leading to furanyl fentanyl overdose

    • Matthew K. Griswold
    • Brittany P. Chapman
    • Kavita M. Babu

    Letter to the Editor 12 February 2018 Pages: 534 - 536

    

29. New forensic challenges and detection of snake venom

    • Kanak Lata Verma
    • Amar Pal Singh
    • Sweta Sinha

    Letter to the Editor 14 March 2018 Pages: 537 - 539

30. Pentobarbital use in a decomposed suicide

    • Adam Covach
    • Dan Isenschmid
    • Avneesh Gupta

    Letter to the Editor 24 March 2018 Pages: 540 - 541

31. Murders with VX: Aum Shinrikyo in Japan and the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam in Malaysia

    • Tomomasa Nakagawa
    • Anthony T. Tu

    Letter to the Editor 21 May 2018 Pages: 542 - 544