2007 July thru December

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JULY/AUGUST 2007

Identification and Quantification of Diethylene Glycol in Pharmaceuticals Implicated in Poisoning Epidemics: An Historical Laboratory Perspective,
Dana B. Barr, John R. Barr, Gayanga Weerasekera, Jacob Wamsley, Suzanne R. Kalb, Andreas Sjödin, Joshua G. Schier, E. Danielle Rentz, Lauren Lewis, Carol Rubin, Larry L. Needham, Robert L. Jones, and Eric J. Sampson

Rapid and Unambiguous Identification of Melamine in Contaminated Pet Food Based on Mass Spectrometry with Four Degrees of Confirmation,
Teresa M. Vail, Patrick R. Jones, and O. David Sparkman

Simultaneous Determination of Nontricyclic Antidepressants in Human Plasma by Solid-Phase Microextraction and Liquid Chromatography (SPME-LC),
Bruno José Gonçalves Silva, Regina Helena Costa Queiroz, and Maria Eugênia Costa Queiroz

Toxicological Screening in Urine: Comparison of Two Automated HPLC Screening Systems, Toxicological Identification System (TOX.I.S.) versus REMEDI™-HS,
Lena Schönberg, Thomas Grobosch, Dagmar Lampe, and Charlotte Kloft

The Postmortem Distribution of Vardenafil (Levitra®) in an Aviation Accident Victim with an Unusually High Blood Concentration,
Robert D. Johnson, Russell J. Lewis, and Mike K. Angier

Quantification of Eight New Antidepressants and Five of their Active Metabolites in Whole Blood by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry,
Nadège Castaing, Karine Titier, Mathilde Receveur-Daurel, Maité Le-Déodic, Delphine Le-bars, Nicholas Moore, and Mathieu Molimard

Quantitative Endogenous Formate Analysis in Plasma Using Headspace Gas Chromatography Without a Headspace Analyzer,
AbdulRazaq Sokoro, Denis Lehotay, Jeff Eichhorst, and Ronald Treble

Immunochromatographic Analysis of Hippuric Acid in Urine,
Hye-Mi Park, Seung-Hwa Lee, Heesun Chung, Oh-Hyep Kwon, Ki-Yeol Yoo, Hyug-Han Kim, Sang-Cheol Heo, Jong-Seo Park, and Gun-Sik Tae

TECHNICAL NOTE: Field-Test of a Date-Rape Drug Detection Device,
Dale W. Quest and Joanne Horsley

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SEPTEMBER 2007

Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Drugs of Abuse and Relevant Metabolites in Urine by LC–MS–MS,
June Feng, Lanqing Wang, Ingrid Dai, Tia Harmon, and John T. Bernert

Simultaneous Analysis of 14 Benzodiazepines in Oral Fluid by Solid-Phase Extraction and LC–MS–MS,
George Ngwa, Dean Fritch, Kristen Blum, and Gregory Newland

Development and GC–MS Validation of a Highly Sensitive Recombinant G6PDH-Based Homogeneous Immunoassay for the Detection of Buprenorphine and Norbuprenorphine in Urine,
Guohong Wang, Michael Vincent, Warren Rodrigues, Alpana Agrawal, Christine Moore, Rekha Barhate, E. Abolencia, Cynthia Coulter, James Soares, Yi-Feng Zheng, Celeste Taylor, and Nihmat Morjana

Determination of Thiocyanate in Plasma by Ion Chromatography and Ultraviolet Detection,
Elodie Saussereau, Jean-Pierre Goullé, and Christian Lacroix

Microwave-Assisted Extraction and HPLC–DAD Determination of Drugs of Abuse in Human Plasma,
Purificación Fernández, Marta Lago, Rosa Antonia Lorenzo, Antonia María Carro, Ana María Bermejo, and María Jesús Tabernero

Method for Quantification of Opioids and their Metabolites in Autopsy Blood by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry,
Ahmed I. Al-Asmari and Robert A. Anderson

The Distribution of Fluoxetine in Human Fluids and Tissues,
Robert D. Johnson, Russell J. Lewis, and Mike K. Angier

CASE REPORT: Domestic Abuse of the European Rave Drug Prolintane,
Patrick B. Kyle and William P. Daley

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Comments on “Incomplete Recovery of Prescription Opioids in Urine using Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Glucuronide Metabolites”,
Wayne C. Duer and Shallyn McFarland

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October 2007

423 SOFT President’s Letter

424 Prevalence and Disposition of Drugs of Abuse and Opioid Treatment Drugs in Oral Fluid, Edward J. Cone, Joe Clarke, and Lolita Tsanaclis

434 Rapid Quantification of Urinary Oxycodone and Oxymorphone Using Fast Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry, Scott G. McKinley, J. Jacob Snyder, Eric Welsh, Charles M. Kazarian, Matthew H. Jamerson, and Kevin L. Klette

442 Achieving Proposed Federal Concentrations using Reduced Specimen Volume for the Extraction of Amphetamines from Oral Fluid, Christine Moore, Cynthia Coulter, and Katherine Crompton

447 Stable Isotopes as Valid Components for Identification of Drugs in Biological Specimens, Buddha D. Paul, Justin M. Holler, Timothy P. Lyons, and Marilyn R. Past

453 Quantitative Analysis of Naltrexone and 6β-Naltrexol in Human, Rat, and Rabbit Plasma by Liquid Chromatography–Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Application to the Pharmacokinetics of Depotrex® in Rabbits, Matthew H. Slawson, Meng Chen, David E. Moody, Sandra D. Comer, Elie S. Nuwayser, Wenfang B. Fang, and Rodger L. Foltz

462 Cocaine and Metabolites Urinary Excretion after Controlled Smoked Administration, Marilyn A. Huestis, W. David Darwin, Eric Shimomura, Shairose A. Lalani, Daniel V. Trinidad, Amanda J. Jenkins, Edward J. Cone, Aaron J. Jacobs, Michael L. Smith, and Buddha D. Paul

469 Vitreous Fluid Quantification of Opiates, Cocaine, and Benzoylecgonine: Comparison of Calibration Curves in Both Blood and Vitreous Matrices with Corresponding Concentrations in Blood, Heather M. Antonides, Elizabeth R. Kiely, and Laureen J. Marinetti

477 Simultaneous GC–EI-MS Determination of D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-Hydroxy-D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, and 11-nor-9-Carboxy-D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Urine Following Tandem Enzyme–Alkaline Hydrolysis, Tsadik T. Abraham, Ross H. Lowe, Stephane O. Pirnay, William D. Darwin, and Marilyn A. Huestis

486 Urine pH: the Effects of Time and Temperature after Collection, Janine D. Cook, Kathy A. Strauss, Yale H. Caplan, Charles P. LoDico, and Donna M. Bush

497 Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Hallucinogens, Chlorpheniramine, Ketamine, Ritalinic Acid, and Metabolites in Urine, Maria del Mar Ramirez Fernandez, Marleen Laloup, Michelle Wood, Gert De Boeck, Manuel Lopez-Rivadulla, Pierre Wallemacq, and Nele Samyn

505 LC–(TOF) MS Analysis of Benzodiazepines in Urine from Alleged Victims of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Waseem Gul, Timothy P. Murphy, Bharathi Avula, and Ikhlas A. Khan

515 Direct-Injection Mass Spectrometric Method for the Rapid Identification of Fentanyl and Norfentanyl in Postmortem Urine of Six Drug-Overdose Cases, Cody J. Peer, Diaa M. Shakleya, Islam R. Younis, James C. Kraner, and Patrick S. Callery

522 CASE REPORT: Loss of Ethanol from Vitreous Humor in Drowning Deaths, Peter P. Singer, Graham R. Jones, Russell Lewis, and Robert Johnson

526 CASE REPORT: The Tissue Distribution of Fluoride in a Fatal Case of Self-Poisoning, María A. Martínez, Salomé Ballesteros, Francisco J. Piga, Carolina Sánchez de la Torre, and Carlos Cubero

534 CASE REPORT: A Fatality from Sevoflurane Abuse, Barry Levine, Dawn Cox, Rebecca A. Jufer Phipps, Ling Li, Aaron Jacobs, and David Fowler

537 CASE REPORT: Distribution of Phencyclidine into Vitreous Humor, Dawn Cox, Rebecca A. Jufer Phipps, Barry Levine, Aaron Jacobs, and David Fowler

540 CASE REPORT: Assessing Free and Total Morphine following Heroin Overdose when Complicated by the Presence of Toxic Amitriptyline Levels, Joseph Avella, Michael Katz, and Michael Lehrer

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007

543 Results of Stability Studies with Doping Agents in Urine
P. Van Eenoo, L. Lootens, A. Spaerkeer, W. Van Thuyne, K. Deventer, and F.T. Delbeke

549 Intensity of the Internal Standard Response as the Basis for Reporting a Test Specimen as Negative or Inconclusive
Ray H. Liu, Chih-Hung Wu, Yi-Jun Chen, Chiung-Dan Chang, Jason G. Linville, and Dennis V. Canfield

555 Gabapentin in Horses: Validation of an Analytical Method for Gabapentin Quantitation, A.F. Lehner, J. Stewart, A. Dafalla, K.J. Ely, A.L. Connerly, C.N. Jones, H. ElkHoly, K. Thompson, T. Tobin, and L. Dirikolu

566 Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Concentrations in the Blood of Impaired Drivers, Users of Illicit Drugs, and Medical Examiner Cases, A. Wayne Jones, Anita Holmgren, and Fredrik C. Kugelberg

573 Determination of Illicit Drugs and their Metabolites in Human Urine by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Including Relative Ion Intensity Criterion, Marta Concheiro, Ana De Castro, Oscar Quintela, Angelines Cruz, and Manuel López-Rivadulla

581 Comparison of Drug Concentrations in Postmortem Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Specimens, David A. Engelhart and Amanda J. Jenkins

588 Detection of Methylphenidate in the Hair of Children Treated with Ritalin, Guido Sticht, Katrin Sevecke, Herbert Käferstein, Manfred Döpfner, and Markus A. Rothschild

592 CASE REPORT: Clarification of Ethanol-Positive Case Using Urine Serotonin Metabolite Ratio, Dennis Canfield, J. Brink, Robert Johnson, Russell Lewis, and Kurt Dubowski

596 TECHNICAL NOTE: Determination of Benzodiazepines in Oral Fluid Using LC–MS–MS, Christine Moore, Cynthia Coulter, Katherine Crompton, and Michael Zumwalt

601 SHORT COMMUNICATION: Detection of Bumetanide in an Over-the-Counter Dietary Supplement, Archie M. Hoggan, Melinda K. Shelby, Dennis J. Crouch, Chad R. Borges, and Matthew H. Slawson

605 2007 AUTHOR/TITLE/SUBJECT INDICE

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