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Seized Drugs Subcommittee
The Seized Drugs Subcommittee focuses on standards and guidelines related to the examination of evidence to identify drugs and related substances.
Officers
Rebecca Wagner, Subcommittee Chair, Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences
Gail Gutierrez, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Illinois State Police
Jennifer Hatch, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Texas Department of Public Safety
Members
Shauna Barritt, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
Michael Bleakley, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Raychelle Burks, American University
Michael Crowe, New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, Forensic Laboratory
Theresa DeAngelo, Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division
Ina (Suk) Fullbright, Drug Enforcement Agency
Alex Krotulski, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
Nicole Lattanzio, NMS Labs
Stephanie Menendez, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences
Jan Pappas, Union County Prosecutor's Office Forensic Laboratory
Jan Pappas, Union County Prosecutor's Office Forensic Laboratory
Thomas Simpson, Virginia Department of Forensic Science - Western Forensic Laboratory
Christine Tyson, Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory
Jennifer Watson, Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory
Wendy Williams, Kentucky State Police Western Laboratory
Standards
On the OSAC Registry
- ANSI/ASTM E1968-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine (added July 6, 2021)
- ANSI/ASTM E1969-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine (added July 6, 2021)
- ANSI/ASTM E2125-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in the Forensic Analysis of Phencyclidine and its Analogues (added July 6, 2021)
- ANSI/ASTM E2329-25 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs (added August 4, 2026)
- ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis (added June 1, 2021)
- ANSI/ASTM E2882-19 Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence (added July 6, 2021)
- ANSI/ASTM E3255-21 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis (added November 2, 2021)
- OSAC 2022-S-0013 Standard Guide for Testimony in Seized Drugs Analysis (added December 6, 2022)
- OSAC 2025-S-0010 Standard Practice for Reporting Results of the Analysis of Seized Drugs (added October 7, 2025)
Published by a Standards Developing Organization (SDO); [Pending Evaluation & OSAC Acceptance for Registry]
At an SDO for Further Development & Publication
- ASTM E1968-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine
- ASTM E1969-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine
- ASTM E2125-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in the Forensic Analysis of Phencyclidine and its Analogues
- ASTM E2326-2x Standard Practice for Education and Training of Seized-Drug Analysts
- ASTM E2327-2x Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Laboratories Performing Seized-Drug Analysis
- ASTM E2549-2x Standard Practice for Validation of Seized-Drug Analytical Methods
- ASTM E2882-2x Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence
- ASTM WK100058 Standard Practice for Measurement Uncertainty Estimation in the Context of Seized Drug Analysis
- ASTM WK65067 Standard Practice for Assessment of Gas Chromatography and Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry Data During the Qualitative Analysis of Seized Drugs
- ASTM WK72630 Standard Guide for The Development of Electron Ionization-Mass Spectral Libraries for the Analysis of Seized Drugs
- ASTM WK75231 Standard Guide for Assessment of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Data During the Qualitative Analysis of Seized Drugs
- ASTM WK93504 Standard Test Method for the Analysis of Seized Drugs using Gas-Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
- ASTM WK93533 Standard Practice for Intralaboratory Blind Quality Control Programs Specific to Seized-Drugs Analysis
- ASTM WK93971 Standard Test Method for the Analysis of Fentanyl and Related Substances Using Gas-Chromatography-Infrared Spectroscopy (GC-IR)
- ASTM WK97853 Standard Practice for Uncertainty Estimation in the Context of Seized Drug Analysis
- ASTM WK98638 Standard Practice for Reporting Results of the Analysis of Seized Drugs
- OSAC 2022-S-0013 Standard Guide for Testimony in Seized Drugs Analysis (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
- OSAC 2025-S-0010 Standard Practice for Reporting Results of the Analysis of Seized Drugs (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
Under Development
- OSAC 2022-S-0014 Building an Analytical Scheme for the Assessment of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Suspected Marijuana Plant Material Samples
- OSAC 2026-N-1021 Standard Practice for the Analysts’ Handling of Evidence Suspected to Contain a Seized Drug
- OSAC 2026-S-1040 Standard Test Method for the Analysis of Seized Drugs Using Color Tests
Other Work Products
Process Maps
- Seized Drugs Process Map (Current Practice), November 30, 2022.
Reference Documents
Research & Development Needs
- See the research and development needs identified by the Seized Drugs Subcommittee.
Standards Development Maps
Discipline-Specific Bibliographies and References
These documents may contain information to help forensic scientists, judges, lawyers, researchers, and other readers better understand the nature, scope, and foundations of the individual disciplines as currently practiced. The identification of these documents does not represent an endorsement by OSAC or NIST. Only standards that are posted on the OSAC Registry and Technical Guidance documents, are endorsed by OSAC. The referenced documents may be subject to copyright. Note: Subcommittee position statements or responses to data collections by the subcommittee do not necessarily represent the position of OSAC or NIST.
- SWGDRUG Recommendations, Current Edition
- SWGDRUG Supplemental Documents
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Publications of Manuals, Guidelines & Publications for Drug Testing Laboratories
- ENFSI-UNODC Guidelines on Representative Drug Sampling
- ENFSI-DWG Guidelines on Sampling of Illicit Drugs for Quantitative Analysis
- ENFSI-DWG Guidelines on the Use of Reference Materials in Forensic Drug Analysis
- Transcript, Evidentiary Hearing, "People of the State of California vs. Randy Chacon, et al", September 13, 2017
Literature:
- Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis (IDDA), Mills, Roberson, Matchett, Simon, Burns and Ollis (3rd edition) or current edition.
- Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, Moffat, Osselton, Widdop and Watts (4th edition) or current edition.
- Understanding Mass Spectra: A Basic Approach, Smith (2nd edition) or current edition.
- Hallucinogens: A Forensic Drug Handbook, Richard Laing and Jay Siegel or current edition.
- The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds, Alexander T. Shulgin (Currently out of print).
- Cannabis Resources
- Pharmacophore Resources
Monographs:
Spectral Databases/Libraries: