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Published:
Journal of Analytical Toxicology,
ISSN 0146-4760,
Volume 30, Number 8, October 2006,
pp.643-644
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Phencyclidine Detection in Nails
Amanda J. Jenkins and David A. Engelhart
The Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner, Cleveland, Ohio
Historically, the chemical analysis of human nails has been used
for detecting transition metals and, in the last 20 years or so, drugs of abuse.
Published articles have reported the presence of amphetamines, opioids, cannabinoids,
and cocaine and metabolites. We describe the first report of the detection of
phencyclidine (PCP) in nails. Previous studies have focused on the detection
of drugs of abuse in nails. Because the procedure utilized in this study was
the general basic drug screen in use at the authors laboratory, this work has
demonstrated that basic drugs may be detected in nails, and it is suggested
that other alkaloidal bases may be studied in the future.
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