I. FUNDAMENTAL DRUG CHEMISTRY OVERVIEW
1 Introduction to Drug Chemistry – What is a Drug?
II. DRUGS OF ABUSE
1 Cannabis
2 Opium Alkaloids and Opium Derivatives (Heroin)
3 Cocaine
4 Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS)
5 LSD and Hallucinogens (Mescaline, Psilocybine-Psilocine)
6 Other drugs and pharmaceuticals
7 Prohibited substances in doping control
III. PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURE OF DRUGS OF ABUSE
1 Precursors (Substances Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs or Psychotropic Substances)
2 Clandestine laboratories
IV. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES
1 Separations and Extractions
2 Presumptive (Color/Crystal/Precipitation/Anion)Tests
3 Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
4 Gas Chromatography (GC) including Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
5 High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) including Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS)
6 Infrared Spectroscopy (IR, including FTIR)
7 Ultraviolet/Visible Spectroscopy (UV/VIS)
8 Special Techniques (NMR, CE, SPME-GC, GC-FTIR)
V. LEGISLATION (UN, EU, National)
VI. PROCEDURES
VII. SAFETY ISSUES
VIII. QUALITY ISSUES
IX. COURT TESTIMONY