Analysis of Cocaine, Heroin, and their Metabolites in Saliva

Abstract

Methods have been developed to analyze for cocaine, heroin and their metabolites in human saliva and the results compared to urinalysis. Analysis of 26 samples showed that 14 positive by urinalysis and 16 positive by saliva analysis. Thus, saliva testing may be competitive to urine testing for detection of drug use. Only a small fraction of the saliva is necessary for the analysis so that further testing may be employed. Also, the metabolite profiles are shown for further analytical development. Keywords: Drugs of abuse, Cocaine, Heroin, Saliva, Urine, Metabolite profiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224173

Entities

People

  • David A Kidwell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chromatography
  • Drug Abuse
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Metabolites
  • Monitoring
  • Navy
  • Opioids
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Standards

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