title: Drug Recognition Evaluation and Chemical Confirmation of a 25C-NBOMe-Impaired Driver.
abstract: This case report details an individual arrested for drug-impaired driving after leaving the scene of multiple motor vehicle collisions and evading police. The driver was examined by a drug recognition expert and failed the drug recognition evaluation. The driver admitted to using cocaine, marijuana, an antidepressant medication and "N-bomb," a novel psychoactive substance that possesses hallucinogenic properties. Toxicological analyses at the Centre of Forensic Sciences' Toronto laboratory revealed only the substance 2-[4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (25C-NBOMe) in the accused's urine. This is the first report in which 25C-NBOMe was identified through DRE and toxicological analyses in a drug-impaired driver.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Forensic Sciences Northern Regional Laboratory, Suite 50070 Foster Drive, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 6V3, Canada.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rajotte
authors.affiliation: Centre of Forensic Sciences, 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M3M 0B1, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul F P
authors.initials: JFP
authors.lastname: Palmentier
authors.affiliation: Centre of Forensic Sciences, 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M3M 0B1, Canada.
authors.forename: Helena Rachelle
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wallage
mesh_terms: D001596:Benzylamines / Q000652:urine*; D000066448:Driving Under the Influence; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000652:urine*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000652:urine*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001596:Benzylamines; D010627:Phenethylamines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; C000601106:2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-((2-methoxyphenyl)methyl)ethanamine
keywords: NBOMe; drug evaluation and classification program; drug recognition evaluator; drug-impaired driving; forensic science; novel psychoactive substances