LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO QUANTIFICATION OF HEROIN AND OTHER DRUGS E.G. OPIUM AND CANNABIS ETC
Abstract no : 4-1..4-BK-042
Author(s) : Krishnamurthy, R.; Malve, K.K.; Shinde,B.M
Address : ( Forensic Science Laboratory, Kalina, Santacruz (E),Mumbai 400 098, Maharashtra, India)
Source : Journal of the Indian Academy Of forensic sciences, v. M(I&II.): p. 48-33, lvw
Title : LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO QUANTIFICATION OF HEROIN AND OTHER DRUGS E.G. OPIUM AND CANNABIS ETC
Abstract : Brown sugar, the most widely abused drug is derived from opium extract or crude morphine. It contains heroin along with other opium alkaloids. Several chromatographic procedures have been described for the analysis of heroinin illicit preparations. Capillary g.c has proved to be a valuable tool for the analysis of the complex mixture. The high efficiency of the fused silica capillary column results in the tall narrow peaks which reduces determination limits. The larger variation in percentage of active ingredient of narcotic drugs is attributed to the degradation of the active ingredients due to moisture etc. In brown sugar, heroin degrades to monoacetyl morphine and finally to morphine. In cannabis, THC, degrades to cannabinol. In view of this its difficult to fix the purity of the active ingredient of the narcotic drugs under NDPS act owing to uncontrolled parameters (atmospheric conditions, humidity, moisture etc). This may cause unnecessary complication in the trial courts dealing with these cases-under NDPS act.
Author(s) : Krishnamurthy, R.; Malve, K.K.; Shinde,B.M
Address : ( Forensic Science Laboratory, Kalina, Santacruz (E),Mumbai 400 098, Maharashtra, India)
Source : Journal of the Indian Academy Of forensic sciences, v. M(I&II.): p. 48-33, lvw
Title : LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO QUANTIFICATION OF HEROIN AND OTHER DRUGS E.G. OPIUM AND CANNABIS ETC
Abstract : Brown sugar, the most widely abused drug is derived from opium extract or crude morphine. It contains heroin along with other opium alkaloids. Several chromatographic procedures have been described for the analysis of heroinin illicit preparations. Capillary g.c has proved to be a valuable tool for the analysis of the complex mixture. The high efficiency of the fused silica capillary column results in the tall narrow peaks which reduces determination limits. The larger variation in percentage of active ingredient of narcotic drugs is attributed to the degradation of the active ingredients due to moisture etc. In brown sugar, heroin degrades to monoacetyl morphine and finally to morphine. In cannabis, THC, degrades to cannabinol. In view of this its difficult to fix the purity of the active ingredient of the narcotic drugs under NDPS act owing to uncontrolled parameters (atmospheric conditions, humidity, moisture etc). This may cause unnecessary complication in the trial courts dealing with these cases-under NDPS act.
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