INCIDENCE OF PSYCHOACTIVE CANNABINOIDS IN DRIVERS KILLED IN MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

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GEROSTAMOULOS, J [1 ]
DRUMMER, OH [1 ]
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[1] MONASH UNIV, DEPT FORENS MED, S MELBOURNE, VIC 3205, AUSTRALIA
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TOXICOLOGY; HPLC; PSYCHOACTIVE CANNABINOIDS; THC; 11-HYDROXY-THC; MARIJUANA;
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DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
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0301 ; 10 ;
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A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay was developed for the psychoactive cannabinoids Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THE) and 11-Hydroxy-THE (11-OH-THE) using electrochemical detection (ECD). A C8 bonded column was used and the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile, methanol and 0.01 M sulphuric acid at a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min. The detection limits for both THE and 11-OH-THE were 1.0 ng/mL. Preliminary screening of 193 drivers using an enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT) showed 21 tested positive on either blood, urine or both. Of these subjects 13 were confirmed as positive by the HPLC/ECD method in blood. Blood concentrations for THE ranged from 1.4 ng/mL up to 20 ng/mL and for 11-OH-THE 2.5 ng/mL up to 85 ng/mL.
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页码:649 / 656
页数:8
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