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• The role of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to test blood and urine samples for the toxicological investigation of drug-facilitated crimes.

  The authors present an overview of the drug-facilitated crime (DFC) phenomenon, especially in France. Recently, there has been an increase in reports …

  Authors: Marc Deveaux, Marjorie Chèze, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Therapeutic drug monitoring. 2008 Apr

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• A tendency for re-offending in drug-facilitated crime.

  The authors present 3 cases that demonstrate a return to DFC following periods of inactivity. The offences occurred in Paris and its suburbs and in ea…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Aurélie Muckensturm, Guillaume Hoizey, Gilbert Pépin, Marc Deveaux

  Source: Forensic science international. 2010 Mar 20

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• Determination of ibogaine and noribogaine in biological fluids and hair by LC-MS/MS after Tabernanthe iboga abuse Iboga alkaloids distribution in a drowning death case.

  Tabernanthe iboga belongs to the Apocynaceae family. In this study, we report the case of a 37-year-old black male working as a security agent in Pari…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Aurélie Lenoan, Marc Deveaux, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Forensic science international. 2008 Mar 21

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• Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of colchicine in postmortem body fluids. Case report of two fatalities and review of the literature.

  Poisoning by colchicine may occur following ingestion of this alkaloid used for the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. The authors report two fatalit…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Marc Deveaux, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Journal of analytical toxicology. 2006 Oct

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• Simultaneous analysis of six amphetamines and analogues in hair, blood and urine by LC-ESI-MS/MS. Application to the determination of MDMA after low ecstasy intake.

  A rapid and sensitive method using LC-MS/MS triple stage quadrupole for the determination of traces of amphetamine (AP), methamphetamine (MA), 3,4-met…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Marc Deveaux, Claire Martin, Michel Lhermitte, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Forensic science international. 2007 Aug 6

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• Identification of alprazolam in hair in two cases of drug-facilitated incidents.

  The use of a drug to modify a person's behaviour for criminal gain is not a recent phenomenon. However, the recent increase in reports of drug-facilit…

  Authors: P Kintz, M Villain, M Chèze, G Pépin

  Source: Forensic science international. 2005 Oct 29

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• Determination of bromazepam, clonazepam and metabolites after a single intake in urine and hair by LC-MS/MS. Application to forensic cases of drug facilitated crimes.

  The number of reports on drug facilitated crimes is increasing these last years. Apart from ethanol and cannabis, benzodiazepines (BZD) and analogs ar…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Marion Villain, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Forensic science international. 2004 Oct 29

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• Hair analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in toxicological investigation of drug-facilitated crimes: report of 128 cases over the period June 2003-May 2004 in metropolitan Paris.

  In recent years, reports of drug-facilitated crimes (DFC) have been increasing. The drugs involved are sometimes difficult to detect, because of their…

  Authors: Marjorie Chèze, Gaëlle Duffort, Marc Deveaux, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Forensic science international. 2005 Oct 4

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• Determination of endogenous levels of GHB in human hair. Are there possibilities for the identification of GHB administration through hair analysis in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault?

  We have developed a GC-MS-MS assay for GHB in human hair. Five milligrams of washed hair were hydrolyzed by 1M or 0.01M NaOH before a liquid-liquid ex…

  Authors: Jean Pierre Goullé, Marjorie Chèze, Gilbert Pépin

  Source: Journal of analytical toxicology. 2003 Nov-Dec

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• Windows of detection of lorazepam in urine, oral fluid and hair, with a special focus on drug-facilitated crimes.

  The purported lowering of sex opposition, coupled with a possible abrupt unconsciousness-inducing effect and ease of administration in spiked drinks h…

  Authors: Pascal Kintz, Marion Villain, Vincent Cirimele, Gilbert Pépin, Bertrand Ludes

  Source: Forensic science international. 2004 Oct 29

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