Microgram Journal

To Assist and Serve Scientists Concerned with the Detection and Analysis of Controlled
Substances and Other Abused Substances for Forensic / Law Enforcement Purposes.


Published by the
Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Forensic Sciences Washington, D.C. 20537

The U. S. Attorney General has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business required by the Department of Justice. Information, instructions, and disclaimers are published in the first issue of each year.



Volume 1, Numbers 3-4

"Ball and Stick" Model of Cocaine

July-December 2003

Contents

Letter to the Editor regarding "Instrumental Separation of 3, 4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine
(MDA) from 1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl1)-2-propanol, a Co-Eluting Compound".

The Identification of 5-Methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT)
Michelle M. Zimmerman

The Identification of N,N-Dimethylamphetamine (DMA) in an Exhibit in Malaysia
Kee Bian Chan, Yong Kiong Chong, and Mohamed Nazarudin

Profiling of Ecstasy Tablets Seized in Japan
Yukiko Makino, Shingo Kurobane, Kazuyoshi Miyasaka, and Kenichi Nagano

A Rapid Extraction and GC/MS Methodology for the Identification of Psilocyn
in Mushrooms/Chocolate Concoctions

Mohammad Sarwar and John L. McDonald

A Rapid and Simple GC/MS Screening Method for 4-Methoxyphenol in Illicitly
Prepared 4-Methoxyamphetamine (PMA)

Dieter Waumans, Noël Bruneel, Bas Hermans, and Jan Tytgat

Letrozole (Femara®)
Lois C. Geer and Patrick A. Hays

An Overview of DNA Methods for the Identification and Individualization of Marijuana
Heather Miller Coyle, Timothy Palmbach, Nicholas Juliano, Carll Ladd, and Henry C. Lee

Report of the Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG) Conference (Montreal)
Joseph P. Bono

 

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Cover Art: "Ball and Stick" Model of Cocaine (Courtesy of Patrick A. Hays, DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory, Dulles, VA)