Scientific Committee Analysis of Addictive Substances

Chairman: Dr. Andreas Ewald, Institut of forensic science Homburg / Saar 

Objectives

• Dealing with questions concerning the analysis of addictive substances
• Examination of analytical questions regarding proof of addictive substances in biological materials
• Exchange of analytical data in the area of addictive substances
• Exchange of interesting case data
• Information on the epidemiology of upcoming addictive substances and correlation with cases in post-mortem toxicology
• Information on the illegal drug market (distribution, purity, cutting agents)
• Reciprocal information on regional ? interregional, and national ?international tendencies in the area of addictive substances
• Further education

Activities

• 2 meetings per year (1 x 2 days, 1 x 1 day)
• Information on activities by publication of a brief version of the minutes in the GTFCh bulletin “Toxichem + Krimtech“

Members 

• State Departments of Criminal Investigation (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Northrhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saxony, Schleswig Holstein and Thuringia)
• Federal Department of Criminal Investigation
• Institutions of forensic medicine (Frankfurt/M, Freiburg i. B., Greifswald, Innsbruck / A, Homburg/Saar, Munich, Münster and St. Gallen / CH)
• Customs (ZPLA Munich)
• Laboratoire national de Santé, Dudelange / L
• Zurich Forensic Science Institute / CH

Contact

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