title: Hair analysis: its importance for the diagnosis of poisoning associated with opiate addiction.
abstract: In forensic toxicology, hair analysis for determining intoxication by inorganic substances has received much attention. Organic substances, on the other hand, are also found in hair and therefore hair should be regarded as an important source for evaluation of drug use. This paper examines the advantages and limitations of hair analysis in the measurement of opiates by using hair taken from some actual drug users in Switzerland.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Staub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D062787:Drug Overdose; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000032:analysis* / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D009294:Narcotics