title: SPME-GC analysis of THC in saliva samples collected with "EPITOPE" device.
abstract: In this study we examined the presence of cannabinoids in saliva samples obtained from 24 drug-abusers. The saliva specimens were collected by "EPITOPE" system and the subsequent elution of samples was achieved by centrifugation. The resulting ultrafiltrates have been directly sampled with solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) and then analyzed by GC/MS. Saliva sampling is less invasive than collection of blood.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Tossicologia Forense, Istituto di Medicina Legale e delle Assicurazioni, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go F. Vito, 1-00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fucci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Giovanni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiarotti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scarlata
mesh_terms: D013759:Dronabinol / Q000032:analysis*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000032:analysis*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D013759:Dronabinol