Ion trap mass spectrometry, a new tool in the investigation of drugs of abuse in hair.
The use of an ion trap mass spectrometer for the detection, via tandem mass spectrometry, of morphine and cocaine in the hair of drug addicts proved to be successful. In particular, detection limits of 1-20 ppb for morphine and 5-30 ppb for cocaine were achieved, with good reproducibility and absence of interferent species.
Traldi
P
P
CNR, Area della Ricerca di Padova, Italy.
Favretto
D
D
Tagliaro
F
F
D003042:Cocaine / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009020:Morphine / Q000032:analysis*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D009020:Morphine; D003042:Cocaine