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Forensic Services and Infrastructure Development

Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit (CJAT) - Tool 'Forensic Services and Infrastructure'

Staff Skill Requirements and Equipment recommendations for Forensic Science Laboratories - ST/NAR/2 Rev.1

Drug and Precursors Control

General Information

Drug Names and Terminology:

Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control - ST/NAR/1/REV.2

Multilingual Dictionary of Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control - ST/NAR/1A

Terminology and Information on Drugs - English

Drug Testing Laboratories

Seized Materials

Recommended methods for the Identification and Analysis of Piperazines in Seized Materials - ST/NAR/47- English

Guidelines on Representative Drug Sampling - ST/NAR/38 - English, Arabic

Guidelines for Yield Assessment of Opium Gum and Coca Leaf - ST/NAR/33 English, Spanish

Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cannabis and cannabis products - ST/NAR/40 - English, French,  Russian

Rapid Testing Methods of Drugs of Abuse - ST/NAR/13 Rev.1 - Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Other Drugs covered in this series include:

Methaqualone/Mecloqualone - Amphetamine -   Methamphetamine -   Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines - Cocaine - Lysergide (LSD) - Opium - Morphine - Heroin - Peyote Cactus (Mescal Buttons)/Mescaline and Psilocybe Mushrooms/Psilocybin - Cannabinoids

Drug Impurity Profiling

Drug Characterization and Impurity profiling - Background and concepts - ST/NAR/32 Rev.1 - English, Russian, Spanish

Methods for Impurity Profiling of Heroin and Cocaine - ST/NAR/35 - English, French, Spanish, Russian

A Practical Guide to Methamphetamine Characterization / Impurity Profiling: Method Procedures, Mass Spectral Data of Selected Impurities and Literature References - SCITEC/17 - English

Selected Bibliographies

2005/2 - 2006/1 - 2006/2 - 2007/1 - 2007/2 - 2008/1 - 2008/2 - 2009/1 - 2009/2 - 2010/1 - 2010/2 - 2011/1 - 2011/2 - 2012 1&2

 

Biological Specimen

Guidelines for Testing Drugs Under International Control in Hair, Sweat and Saliva - ST/NAR/30/Rev.2 - English

Recommended Methods for the Detection and Assay of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines in Biological Specimens -ST/NAR 28 - English , Spanish, Russian, Arabic

Recommended Methods for the Detection and Assay of Lysergide (LSD), Phencyclidine (PCP), Psilocybin and Methaqualone in Biological Specimens - ST/NAR/31 - English

Guidelines for the Forensic analysis of drugs facilitating sexual assault and other criminal acts - ST/NAR/45 - English, French

Selected Bibliographies

2005/2 - 2006/1 - 2006/2 - 2007/1 - 2007/2 - 2008/1 - 2008/2 - 2009/1 - 2009/2 - 2010/1 - 2010/2 - 2011/1 - 2011/2 - 2012

Good Laboratory Practices and Quality Management

Recommended Guidelines for Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice - ST/NAR/25

Guidance for the Implementation of a Quality Management System in Drug Testing Laboratories  - ST/NAR/37 - Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Glossary of Terms for Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practices -ST/NAR/26Rev.1 - English, French, Russian , Spanish

Guidance for the Validation of Analytical Methodology and Calibration of Equipment used for Testing of Illicit Drugs in Seized Materials and Biological Specimens - ST/NAR/41 - Arabic (E-Book only), English (Hard copy), Russian(E-Book only), Spanish (E-Book only)

 

Scientific Technical Reports

Bulletin on Narcotics - Science in drug control: the role of laboratory and scientific expertise

Synthetic Cannabinoids in Herbal Products - SCITEC/24

Other topics covered in this series include:

Precursor Chemicals of Amphetamine-Type Substances - Opium Yield Assessment Surveys - Rapid On-site Screening of Drugs of Abuse - Guide to Methamphetamin Characterization/Impurity Profiling - Screening Colour Tests(ATS)

International Collaborative Exercises reports (Seized Materials and Biological Specimens)

Laboratory Reports


Synthetic Drugs And Precursors

Precursor Related Tools and Services

Clandestine Manufacture of Substances under International Control - ST/NAR/10.Rev.2

Safe Handling and Disposal of Chemicals used in the Illicit Manufacture of Drugs - ST/NAR/36 Rev.1

Substances Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Research Reports

Crime Prevention

Manuals and Guidelines

Training Programmes

 

Other Drugs covered in this series include