Scientific Committee Analysis of Addictive Substances

Chairman: Dr. Wolf-Rainer Bork, Landeskriminalamt (Forensic Science Institute) Berlin

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 

• rom Germany and other European countries
• from the State Departments of Criminal Investigation (Berlin, Duesseldorf, Erfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Kiel, Magdeburg, Mainz, Munich, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden)
• from forensic university institutions (Basel/CH, Frankfurt, Greifswald, Hamburg, Homburg/Saar, Cologne, Munich)
• from chemical analytical authorities (Berlin)
• from customs (ZPLA Munich)
• from toxicological university institutions (Aachen, Luxemburg/L)
• from a medical laboratory (Seibersdorf/A)
• from an institute of justice (Den Haag/NL)

Contact

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