Drugs of abuse, which can trigger the user’s central nervous system and induce an altered state of mind, can be divided into different types, including stimulants such as cocaine, psychoactive substances such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and marijuana, and painkillers such as morphine and heroin. The identification and determination of these drugs in different matrices is essential for forensic and toxicology studies.
This work outlines a rapid LC/MS/MS method for the separation and detection of 44 drug of abuse compounds in urine samples, and evaluates the selectivity, linearity, and sensitivity of the QSight® 220 LC/MS/MS system.