Analysis of Meconium for Amphetamines and Opiates. Our First Experiment
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The aim of the study was to carry out a the laboratory diagnosis of fetal drug exposure. We focused on the analysis of meconium, as a specimen widely accepted for this purpose. In the preliminary study on meconium samples spiked with methamphetamine or morphine we tested the conditions for homogenization and isolation. Emit was used as a screening method and two dimensional HPTLC, GC/ECD, NPD and exceptionally also GC/MS as confirmation methods. The limit of detection was 0.5 mg/g meconium for both drugs. 39 meconium samples from babies newly born to mothers suspected of drug abuse were analyzed for methamphetamine and/or morphine. 18 of them were positive. In 29 cases both meconium and urine were available. The results and their possible interpretation are discussed.
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