Legal High Detection and the Quest ATR

摘要

Specac recently leant the Quest ATR spectrometer accessory to Staffordshire University,so that they may further their research into narcotic/legal high identification through presumptive and confirmatory testing.If you,or anyone you know,are currently studying and would like to collaborate with Specac to enhance your CV,email collab@specac.co.uk.Drug identification using ATR FTIR spectroscopy Mia Abbott,an MSci student of Forensic Science at Staffordshire University,performed confirmatory testing of various unmarked drug samples using GCMS and ATR FTIR spectroscopy.Staffordshire Police Force provided Mia with 12 unidentified white powders,collected from the amnesty bin at’V Fest',a music festival in the local area.Mia was able to identify a wide range of interesting samples including cocaine and ketamine.What's more,she also discovered various cutting agents,including levamisole(which is a cow de-wormer!).When asked about her testing methods,Mia told Select Science that ATR FTIR spectroscopic analysis of the drug samples provided very fast results when analysing the various narcotic samples.