New Advances in Toxicological Forensic Analysis Using Mass Spectrometry Techniques

Abstract This article reviews mass spectrometry methods in forensic toxicology for the identification and quantification of drugs of abuse in biological fluids, tissues, and synthetic samples, focusing on the methodologies most commonly used; it also discusses new methodologies in screening and target forensic analyses, as well as the evolution of instrumentation in mass spectrometry. Authors: Noroska Gabriela Salazar Mogollón ⚬, Cristian Daniel Quiroz-Moreno, Paloma Santana Prata, Jose Rafael de Almeida, Amanda Sofía Cevallos, Roldán Torres-Guiérrez, Fabio Augusto Affiliations: Ikiam-Universidad Regional