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NIST scientists develop Standard Reference Materials that forensic science laboratories use to validate the accuracy of their identification and quantification of controlled substances. NIST researchers are also developing methods to help investigators detect drugs at crime scenes, in cargo, and at transit hubs, and they are developing tools to identify emerging synthetic and designer drugs.
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Data & Standards
- Standard Reference Materials for Drugs of Abuse
- Standard Reference Materials for Blood Alcohol Testing
- Measurements and Standards for drug detection
- Chemistry Toxicology database
- SRMs for drugs of abuse
- SRMs for Forensic Labs
- Chemical Identification – Electron Ionization Library
- TOXNET – National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health
- NIJ Standard for Color Test Reagents/Kits for Preliminary Identification of Drugs of Abuse