Contents
Preface
Editorial: science in drug control
by B. Remberg and A. H. Stead
I. Drug production
Documentation of a heroin manufacturing process in Afghanistan
by U. Zerell, B. Ahrens and P. Gerz
Impurity profiling/comparative analyses of samples of 1-phenyl-2-propanone
by W. Krawczyk, D. Dudek, T. Kunda and I. Perkowska.
Investigation of the origin of ephedrine and methamphetamine by stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry: a Japanese experience
by Y. Makino, Y. Urano and T. Nagano
Cultivation of Cannabis sativa L. in northern Morocco
by H. Stambouli, A. El Bouri, M. A. Bellimam, T. Bouayoun and N. El Karn
II. Drug trafficking and interdiction
Establishment of an operational system for drug profiling: a Swiss experience
by S. Ioset, P. Esseiva, O. Ribaux, C. Weyermann, F. Anglada, S. Lociciro, P. Hayoz, I. Baer, L. Gasté, A.-L. Terrettaz-Zufferey, C. Delaporte and P. Margot
Drug profiling: a new scientific contribution to law enforcement operations in Viet Nam
by H. M. Hung, N. D. Tien and N. X. Truong
Residual solvents in methylenedioxymethamphetamine tablets as a source of strategic information and as a tool for comparative analysis: the development and application of a static headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method
by H. A. A. H. Visser, M. Visser-van Leeuwen and H. Huizer
Determination of inorganic elements in poppy straw by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry as a means of ascertaining origin
by E. Çopur, N. G. Göger, B. ¸Sener and T. Orbey
III. Drug abuse
On-site drug testing
by O. H. Drummer
Drugs and driving: the Finnish perspective
by P. Lillsunde and T. Gunnar
Role of drug testing as an early warning programme: the experience of the Republic of Korea
by Heesun Chung
Psychoactive plant abuse: the identification of mitragynine in ketum and in ketum preparations
by K. B. Chan, C. Pakiam and Rusyidah A. Rahim
IV. Quality management in laboratories
Quality management systems and the admissibility of scientific evidence: the Costa Rican experience
by M. Salas and D. Gómez |