POSTER PRESENTATIONS

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES ON THE EFFECTS OF BPMC (OSBAC) CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE ON CHICKENS Mekkawy H.A.*, Massoud A.A.**, Hammouda E.M.***, Hassan M.A.* *The National Center for Social and Criminological Research, P.O. Zamalek, P.C. 11561, Cairo, Egypt **Fac. Sci., Tanta University, Cairo, Egypt ***Fac. Sci., Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt MUTAGENIC AND TERATOGENIC EFFECTS OF CYANOPHOS (CYANOX) ORGANOPHOSPORUS INSECTICIDE ON CHICKENS Mekkawy H.A.*, Massoud A.A.**, Hammouda E.M.***, Hassan M.A.* *The National Center for Social and Criminological Research, P.O. Zamalek, P.C. 11561, Cairo, Egypt **Fac. Sci., Tanta University, Cairo, Egypt ***Fac. Sci., Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt THE DISTRIBUTION AT USER LEVEL OF NARCOTICS IN DENMARK Simonsen K.W.*, Kaa E.**, Nielsen E.*** University Institute of Forensic Medicine, DK-5000 Odense*, DK-8240 Aarhaus**, DK-2100 Copenhagen 3***, Denmark. MORPHINE, M-3-G, M-6-G AND 6-MAM DETERMINED BY MEANS OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY IN BODY FLUIDS OF HEROIN VICTIMS Bogusz M.J., Maier R.D., Driessen S. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Aachen University of Technology, D-52057 Aachen, Germany HONEY WITH PSILOCYBE MUSHROOMS; NEW DESSERT FOR DRUG GOURMETS Bogusz M.J., Maier R.D., Schaefer A.T., Erkens M. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Aachen University of Technology, D-52057 Aachen, Germany QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS BY MASS-SPECTROMECTRY OF "ECSTASY" TABLETS: A SPECIFIC STUDY OF QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF MDMA AND MDE RELATIVE TO TABLETS MORPHOLOGY Giusiani M., Cappellini A. Department of Public Health and Biostatistics, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 55, Pisa, Italy DYNAMIC MODIFICATION IN TLC OF BASIC DRUGS ON SILICA GEL Giebelmann R. University of Greifswald, Institute of Legal Medicine, Greifswald, Germany QUANTITATIVE SCREENING FOR SILYL DERIVATIZED BENZODIAZEPINES IN BLOOD BY DUAL-COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH COMPUTERIZED IDENTIFICATION Rasanen I., Ojanperä I., Vuori E. Department of Forensic Medicine, P.O. Box 40, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland AUTOANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO MERCURY VAPOURS Kolenic J. , Ciderova A., Palcakova D., Petrovicova J., Kolenic P., Kral'ova T. Dept. of Occupational Diseases, Dept. of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Safarik, Kosice. Dept. of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Kosice, Dept. of Pat. Anatomy, Presov, Slovak Republic THE CONSEQUENCES OF CAFFEINE ADMINISTRATION TO MICE WITH TOXIC LIVER LESIONS INDUCED BY PARACETAMOL Gligor V.*, Lazar E.*, Gligor R.**, Potencz E.** *University V. Goldis, Arad, Romania **University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania

ANALYSIS OF FENTHION IN POSTMORTEM SAMPLES BY HPLC WITH DIODE-ARRAY DETECTION AND GC/MS Meyer E.*, Borrey D.*, Lambert W.*, Van Peteghem C.*, De Leenheer A.*, Piette M.** *Laboratorium voor Toxicologie, Universiteit Gent, Harelbekestraat 72. **Laboratorium voor Gerechtelijke Geneeskunde, Universiteit Gent, J.Kluyskensstraat 29, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. APPLICATION OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION (SFE) WITH FREEZE-DRYING TO ANALYSIS OF BENZODIAZEPINES AND THEIR METABOLITES IN BLOOD SAMPLES Takaichi K., Kumooka Y., Ohki H. Identification Research Laboratory, National Research Institute of Police Science, 6, Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan EVALUATION OF THE BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CEDIA® LSD ASSAY Verstraete A.G., Steyaert S. Laboratory of Clinical Biology - Toxicology, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. FULLY AUTOMATED SYSTEMATIC TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DRUGS AND POISONS IN WHOLE BLOOD BY GC/MS Polettini A., Groppi A., Stramesi C., Montagna M. Department of Legal Medicine and Public Health, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 12, 27100 PAVIA, Italy. SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION AND DETERMINATION OF b-AGONISTS IN URINE BY HPLC WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION Bosman J., Franke J.P., Koole A. and De Zeeuw R.A. Department of Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology, University Centre for Pharmacy, Groningen Institute of Drug Studies, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands GC/MS CONFIRMATION OF BUPRENORPHINE AND NORBUPRENORPHINE IN URINE Strand D.H., Berg T., Leirseth I., Christophersen A.S. National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, P.O. Box 495 Sentrum N-0105 Oslo, Norway KINETICS OF 11-NOR-D-9-THC-CARBOXYLIC ACID (THC-COOH) IN URINE Dalén P., Villén T., Stahle L. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, SE-14186 Huddinge, Sweden VALIDATION OF A ION-TRAP GC/MS METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF COCAINE AND METABOLITES AND COCAETHYLENE IN "POSTMORTEM" WHOLE BLOOD. Chasin. A.A.M.*, Midio A. F.** *Medical Legal Institute of Sao Paulo, Brazil **Department of Toxicology - University of Sao Paulo - FCF-USP cx postal 66355 - cep 05389-920 THE ION TRAP: A NEW TOOL IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY. Staub C., Plaut O. Unité de Toxicologie, Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, 9, avenue de Champel, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF PULMONARY SURFACTANT IN FATAL POISONING Zhu B.*, Quan L.*, Ishida K.*, Oritani S. *, Imura M. *, Fujita M.Q. *, Maeda H. *, Ogawa M. **, Tanaka N. ***, Komura S. ****, Tsuji T. ***** *Department of Legal Medicine and **Hospital Department of Pharmacy, Osaka City; University Medical School, Asahi-machi 1-4-54, Abeno, 545 Osaka. Japan ***Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 807 Kika-Kyushu, Japan ****Department of Legal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 602 Kyoto, Japan *****Department of Legal Medicine, Wakayama Medical College, 640 Wakayama, Japan

SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CYANIDE IN SCREENING OF VOLATILE SUBSTANCES IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS BY AUTOMATED HEAD-SPACE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY Oritani S., Fujita M.Q., Quan L., Ishida K., Zhu B., Maeda H. Department of Legal Medicine Osaka City University Medical School, Asahi-machi 1-4-54, Abeno, 545 Osaka, Japan INTEGRITY-ATTITUDES TOWARDS PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING AMONG PEOPLE APPLYING FOR A JOB Björklöv P. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, LabMedicin, Huddinge University Hospital, SE 14186 Huddinge/Stockholm, Sweden PHENETHYLAMINE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ADVERSE REACTION TO HALLUCINOGENIC PSILOCYBE MUSHROOM INGESTION Beck O., Helander A.*, Karlson-Stiber C.**, Stephansson N. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute & Hospital; *Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, St. Gvrans Hospital; **Swedish Poisons Information Centre, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. METHADONE SALIVA/BLOOD RATIOS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE PATIENTS Malcolm C., Oliver J.S. Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MORPHINE FROM WHOLE BLOOD Allen D.L., Scott K.S., Oliver J.S. Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK COMPARISON OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL LEVELS OBTAINED FROM VICTIMS OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE STRATHCLYDE REGION OF SCOTLAND OVER THE 2 YEAR PERIOD 1995-96 Seymour A., Oliver J.S. Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK IMPROVED EXTRACTION METHOD OF METHADONE AND ITS METABOLITES FROM WHOLE BLOOD USING ISOLUTETM CONFIRM MIXED-MODE SPE COLUMNS Cooper G.A.A., Oliver J.S. Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK METHYLPENTYNOL INTOXICATION - A CASE REPORT Brehmer C., Frangi D., Iten P.X. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC IN HORSE URINE USING MICROWAVE DIGESTION AND INDUCTIVE COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY Coopman V., Van Moortel T., Cordonnier J. Laboratory of Analytical Toxicology, Chemiphar NV, Lieven Bauwensstraat 4, Bruges, Belgium PESTICIDE ANALYSIS IN HAIR. A MODEL STUDY IN RABBITS WITH METHOMYL Tzatzarakis M., Toutoudakis M., Tsatsakis A.M., Dolapsakis G., Tsadik A., Psaroudakis K. Toxicology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Crete, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete, Greece, PO Box 1393.

DETERMINATION OF PHENYTOIN IN HUMAN HEAD HAIR. Psillakis Th.*, Tsatsakis A.M.*, Daskalakis G.**, Kalpaxidu E.**, Petrutsu S.**, Cliafas G.**, Stefis A.** *Toxicology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Crete, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete, Greece, PO Box 1393. **General Hospital of Rhodes, Erythrou Sravrou 5, 85100 Rhodes, CASES OF ACUTE POISONING IN THE REGION OF CRETE. Christakis-Hampsas M., Tsatsakis A.M., Assithianakis P., Alegakis A., Michalodimitrakis E.M. Toxicology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Crete, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete, Greece, PO Box 1393. FENTHION AND OMETHOATE ACUTE POISONING. CLINICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL DATA. Manousakis A.*, Tsatsakis A.M.*, Tzatzarakis M.*, Anastasakis M.**, Agouridakis P.** *Toxicology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Crete, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete, Greece, PO Box 1393. **The Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete. CHARACTERISATION OF THE PHENOTYPE OF CANNABIS PLANTS AND OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN CONFISCATED SAMPLES IN CRETE. Dimopoulou M., Toutoudakis M., Tsatsakis A.M., Tsakalof A., Michalodimitrakis E.M. Toxicology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Crete, Stavrakia, Iraklion, 71409 Crete, Greece, PO Box 1393. DETECTION OF STIMULANTS BY LASER MICROSCOPY IN A SEGMENT OF HAIR Mukaida M.*, Kimura H.** *Department of Forensic Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Namiki 3-2, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan **Department of Forensic Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan COMBINATION OF CEDIA® DAU BENZODIAZEPINE ASSAY AND GC/MS TO DETECT BENZODIAZEPINES IN URINE Bellet N.F., Galloway R. Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, Research & Development Department, 2400 Bisso Lane, Concord, CA 94524, USA METHAMPHETAMINE BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS IN 17 FATAL CASES Yoo Y,C., Chung H.S., Choi H.K., Jin W.T., Park M.J., Yang W.K. National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Division of Narcotics Analysis, 331-1 Shinwol-Dong, Yangchon-Ku, Seoul, Korea A SIMPLE AND RAPID ANALYSIS OF IRRITANTS IN TEAR GAS SPRAYS BY CAPILLARY COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY Tsunoda N., Seto Y., Kataoka M., Ohta H. National Research Institute of Police Science, Department of Third Forensic Science , 6, Sabancho,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan A HIGHLY SENSITIVE HPLC DETECTION METHOD OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE IN HAIR USING CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION Takayama N.*, Tanaka S.* and Hayakawa K.** *Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters.: 2-1-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Japan. **Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University: 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan. ALCOHOL AS A RISK FACTOR IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST OF SPAIN. A CASE CONTROL STUDY. López-Rivadulla M., Sánchez I., Cruz A., Muñiz J., and García R. Instituto de Medicina Legal. Servicio de Toxicología Forense. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. España.

PERSPIRATION VS. SALIVA IN ROADSIDE TESTING. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES ON DRUG SECRETION AND IMPLICATIONS Skopp G.*, Poetsch L.** *Institute of Legal Medicine, Voss str. 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany **Institute of Legal Medicine, Am Pulverturm 3, 55131 Mainz, Germany ANALYSIS BY HPLC OF ILLICIT SAMPLES OF HEROIN. APPLICATION TO FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS OF ILLEGAL TRAFFIC. Guerrero Serrano E.D., López-Rivadulla M. Instituto de Medicina Legal. Servicio de Toxicología Forense. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. España. BEE PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE AS AN INDICATOR OF EXPOSURE TO ANTICHOLINESTERASE INSECTICIDES Stefanidou M., Pappas F., Methenitou G., Dona A., Koutselinis A. Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, Medical School, 75, M.Asias str., Goudi, Athens, Greece THE CANNABINOID CONTENT OF MARIHUANA SAMPLES SEIZED 1N GREECE AND ITS FORENSIC APPLICATlON Stefanidou M., Dona. A., Koutselinis A. Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, Medical School, 75, M.Asias str., Goudi, Athens, Greece RECIDIVISM AMONG DRUNKEN AND DRUGGED DRIVERS IN NORWAY Beylich K.M., Christophersen A.S., Skurtveit S., Bjorneboe A., Morland J. National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, P.O. Box 495 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway THE POSSIBILITY OF INHIBITION OF TOPOISOMERASE I ACTIVITY BY METHAMPHETAMINE Sawaguchi T., Sawaguchi A. Dept. of Legal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan CYANOBACTERIAL HEPATOTOXINS: STRUCTURE AND ANALYSIS Pelander A., Ojanperä I. and Vuori E. Department of Forensic Medicine, P.O. 40, F1N-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland ONTRAK TESTCUP ®-5: A MULTI-ANALYTE IMMUNOASSAY DEVICE FOR ON-SITE DRUG TESTING Tsai S-C.J., Towt J., Kravec C., Oades B., Rashid F., Talbot L., Twarowska. B., Salamone. S. Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 1080 US Highway 202, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA EPIMERIZATION STUDIES OF LSD USING 1H NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY Salamone S. J., Li, Z., McNally A. J., Vitone S. and Wu R. Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 1080 US Highway 202, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA CARBOHYDRATE-DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN AND CHRONIC ALCOHOL ABUSE. D'Ottavi A. *, Caracciolo F. ** *Laboratorio Tossicologia Clinica - Vecchio Ospedale - AUSL Ascoli Piceno - Italia **Servizio Patologia Clinica P. O. "Spirito Santo" - Pescara - Italia

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES IN CONGENERS ANALYSIS WITH GC/MS Römhild W., Bartels, H., Krause, D. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Leipziger Str.44, Otto-von-Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany FREQUENCY OF ALCOHOL AND BENZODIAZEPINE ABUSE IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A GERIATRIC CLINIC Koppel C., Zimmermann L., Tenczer J. *, Wrobel N. ** Poison Information Center, Virchow-Klinikum, and Geriatric Clinic, Max Burger Centre *Institute of Forensic Medicine, Berlin and **Geriatric Clinic, Klinikum Bremen-Nord, D-14059 Berlin, Germany TOXICOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON EXHUMED SPECIMENS OF TWO OPIATE OVERDOSE CASES WITH SUSPICION OF ATTEMPTED STRANGULATION Mari F., Bertol E. Forensic Medicine Institute - Viale Morgagni 85 - Florence - Italy RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL AND COGNITIVE, PSYCHOMOTOR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AFTER CANNABIS-SMOKING Ingum J.*, Bjorklund R.**, Beylich K.M.* *National Institute of Forensic Toxicology and **National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway. POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) FOR CANNABINOIDS SCREENING IN HAIR Strano Rossi S., Marsili R., Chiarotti M. Institute of Legal Medicine, Catholic University, L.go F. Vito, 1, Rome, Italy HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF NEW 2,3 - BENZODIAZEPINES Rizzo M.*, Sinopoli V.A.**, De Sarro G.**, Ricci P.*** *Chair of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Reggio Calabria; **Chair of Pharmacology. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine; ***Chair of Legal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Reggio SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF LAMOTRIGINE, FELBAMATE AND SOME CONVENTIONAL ANTIEPILETIC DRUGS USING HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY Rizzo M.*, Sinopoli V.A.**, De Sarro G.**, Ricci P.*** *Chair of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Reggio Calabria; **Chair of Pharmacology. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine; ***Chair of Legal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy THE AUTOMATED PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF BARBITURATES IN HUMAN URINE AND SERUM USING A PREPSTATION AND GC/MS SYSTEM Namera A., Yashiki M., Okada K., Iwasaki Y., Kojima T. Dept. of Legal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734, Japan DRUG ABUSE AMONG TRUCK DRIVERS IN THREE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF BRAZIL Silva O.A.,Greve M.D A., Yonamine M. Laboratorio de Analises Toxicologicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580 - 05508-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil TOXICOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN A FATAL CASE OF MULTIDRUG POISONING. A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A POLISH DRUG ADDICT Kala M., Lechowicz W., Stanaszek R. Institute of Forensic Research. Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Kracow, Poland

LAUDANOSINE IN BIOLOGICAL AND NON-BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL: A TWO CASE REPORT Kala M., Lechowicz W., Madej K., Stanaszek R. Institute of Forensic Research, Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Krakow, Poland THALLIUM POISONING Sadlik J.K. Institute of Forensic Research, ul. Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Cracow, Poland POLISH "KOMPOT" AND OTHER OPIATE CONTAINING PRODUCTS. A COMPARATIVE STUDY Kala M., Lechowicz W. Institute of Forensic Research, Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Krakow, Poland EPHEDRONE - NEW STREET DRUG PRODUCED FROM PROASTHMIN Janowska E., Chudzikiewicz E., Lechowicz W. Department of Toxicology, Institute of Forensic Research, Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Krakow, Poland INVESTIGATIONS OF PATIENTS DURING CONSTANT DOSE METHADONE TREATMENT CONSIDERING INDIVIDUAL HAIR GROWTH Poetsch L.*, Eser H.P.**, Skopp G.***, Moeller M.R.** *Institut fur Rechtsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Am Pulvertutm 3, 55131 Mainz, Germany **Institut fur Rechtsmedizin, Universitat des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany ***Institut fur Rechtsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat, Vobstr.2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany IDENTITY TESTING OF ALTERNATIVE SAMPLES IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY Poetsch L.*, Schneider P.M.*, Lummer J.*, Skopp G.** *Institut fur Rechtsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Am Pulvertutm 3, 55131 Mainz, Germany **Institut fur Rechtsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat, Vobstr.2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany AN IN VITRO EVALUATION OF FLUOXETINE ADSORPTION BY ACTIVATED CHARCOAL AND DESORPTION UPON ADDITION OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ELECTROLYTE LAVAGE SOLUTION. Atta-Politou J.*, Kolioliou M.*, Havarioti M.*, Koutscilinis A.*, Koupparis M.A.** *Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens 115 27. **Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 71, Greece INDIRECT SCREENING BY TRIAGE OF DRUGS OF ABUSE IN POST MORTEM SPECIMENS Tsoukali H., Raikos N. Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine. Aristotle of Thessaloniki, 540 06 Thessaloniki, GREECE MODIFYING THE ABSORPTION RATE OF ETHANOL BY INTAKE OF A DROP CONTAINING MENTHOL Jeszenszky E., Kovacs I., Varga T. Albert Szent-gyorgyi Medical University, Department of Forensic Medicine, Szeged, Hungary A SPECIFIC METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SODIUM FLUOROACETATE IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING ION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY, HPLC AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRY Midio A.F., Moreau R.L.M, Nakaharada N.M. Toxicology-College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of S.Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes, 580 - 05508-900, S.P. S.Paulo, Brazil

VITREOUS HUMOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY BIOLOGICAL FLUID IN THE DETERMINATION OF ETHANOL LEVELS IN DECOMPOSED AND NONDECOMPOSED BODIES Lima I.V. *, Midio A.F. ** *Instituto Medico Legal de S.Paulo, Rua Teodoro Sampalo 151, S.P., S.Paulo, Brazil **Toxicology-College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of S.Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes, 580 - 05508-900, S.P. S.Paulo, Brazil REDISTRIBUTION STUDIES OF MORPHINE AND ITS METABOLITES Gerostamoulos J., Drummer O.H. Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Department of Forensic Medicine. Monash University,57-83 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, 3006, Australia COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ETHANOL LEVELS OF VITREOUS HUMOUR OF BOTH EYES IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL Sousa A.P., Vieira D.N., Oliveira M.M.F., Pinho Marques E.G., Monsanto P.V. Servicos de Toxicologia Forense Instituto de Medicina Legal de Coimbra, Largo da Sé Nova, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal. INFLUENCE OF PRESERVATION TIME IN BLOOD ETHANOL LEVELS Silva B.S., Vieira D.N., Oliveira M.F., Pinho Marques E.G., Monsanto P.V. Servicos de Toxicologia e Tanatologia, Instituto de Medicina Legal de Coimbra, Largo da Sé Nova, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal. FATAL ACUTE POISONING WITH LINDANE INSECTICIDE - A CASE REPORT Pinho Marques E.G., Oliveira M.M.F., Monsanto P.V., Proenca P., Castanheira F., Castanheira A.M., Avila M.T. Servicos de Toxicologia Forense Instituto de Medicina Legal de Coimbra, Largo da Sé Nova, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal. GCD QUANTITATION OF OPIATES AS PROPIONYL DERIVATIVES IN BLOOD Lillsunde P., Seppala J., Mykkanen S., Ariniemi K., Korte T., Seppala T. National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166 Fin-00300 Helsinki, Finland AMPHETAMINE- AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE-DERIVATIVE RELATED DEATHS IN THE NETHERLANDS FROM 1994 TO 1997: TOXICOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY Lusthof K.J.*, Ruiter B.*, Zweipfenning P.*, van Ingen G.**, Visser R.** *Forensic Science Laboratory, Rijswijk, The Netherlands **Laboratory of Forensic Pathology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands THE DETERMINATION OF AMPHETAMINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, MDMA, MDEA AND MDA IN WHOLE BLOOD BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND GC/MS Peschier, L.J.C., Nunes Roque J., Lusthof K.J., Zweipfenning P.G.M. Forensic Science Laboratory, Volmerlaan 17, NL-2288 GD, Rijswijk, The Netherlands SENSITIVE DETERMINATION OF TETRODOTOXIN IN SERUM BY GC/MS Ohtsuka Y., Tokunaga H., Fukushima S.*, Kudo K., Imamura T., Jitsufuchi N., Ikeda N. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan *Forensic Science Laboratory of Fukuoka Prefectural Police HQ, Fukuoka, Japan THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS Tokunaga H., Kudo K., Imamura T., Jitsufuchi N., Ohtsuka Y., Ikeda N. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University 60, Fukuoka 812-82, Japan

DIETHYLENGLYCOL (DEG) IN HUMAN ORGANS FROM VICTIMS OF A MASSIVE INTOXICATION WITH CONTAMINATED PROPOLYS SYRUPS. Ferrari L.A., Arado M.G., Wamba Z., Stoichevich M. and Stoichevich S. Laboratory of Toxicology and Legal Chemistry, Buenos Aires Court of Justice. 41 y 119 (1900) La Plata, Argentina. INCIDENCE OF DRUG POISONING ALCOHOL IN SUICIDE CASES PRODUCED IN THE PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES DURING 1994, 1995 AND 1996. Wamba Z, Ferrari L. A., Nieto R.R., Arado M.G., Colangelo C., Nardo C., Sredcoff N. and Stoichevich S. Laboratory of Toxicology and Legal Chemistry, Buenos Aires Court of Justice. 41 y 119 (1900) La Plata, Argentina IMMUNOMETRIC SCREENING OF MAIN DRUGS OF ABUSE ON HAIR Menegozzo A., Fazzin G., Spampatti M. Presidio Multizonale di Prevenzione, Azienda U.L.L.S. 12 Veneziana, Via della Montagnola, 2 Venezia, Mestre, Italy DETERMINATION OF LSD IN URINE BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND GC/MS DETECTION Ortuño J., González M.L., Verstraete A.G.*, Ventura R., Segura J., de la Torre R. Drug Abuse Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, UAB, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. *University Hospital, Gent, Belgium. AN AUTOPSY CASE OF GLYPHOSATE HERBICIDE, TOUCHDOWN® POISONING AND DETECTION OF GLYPHOSATE USING HPLC Sato Y., Matsumura S., Hayashi K., Takagi T., Ueno A., Shoji T., Kajiwara M., Sudo T., Watanabe T., Kashiwade H., Mukai T. *, Endo T.* Department of Legal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181, Japan *Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokyo Medical College 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan GC/MS ANALYSIS OF URINARY HIPPURIC ACID USING SIMPLE SAMPLE PREPARATION Hara K., Kashimura S., Morinaga M., Kageura M. Department of Forensic Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma, Fukuoka, Japan EVALUATING SOME EXTRACTION PROCEDURES FOR OPIATES FROM HUMAN HAIR Pichini S., Altieri I., Pellegrini M., Pacifici R., Zuccaro P., Ottaviano V.*, Furnari C.* Laboratory of clinical Chemistry, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS OF ILLICIT DRUG SEIZURES IN BELGIUM Chevigné R., Vanescote A.* Analis, rué Dewez 14, B-5000 Namur, Belgium * Labo Luc Olivier, B-4530 Villers-le-Bouillette, Belgium POSTMORTEM TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF OPIATES IN VARIOUS MATERNAL AND FETAL SPECIMENS AFTER FATAL HEROIN INTOXICATION Iwersen, S., Schmoldt, A. Department of Legal Medicine, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany A CASE OF LIDOCAINE POISONING Sawaguchi A., Sawaguchi T., Ohue O. Dept. of Legal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan THE EVALUATION AND INTRODUCTION INTO FORENSIC CASEWORK OF A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE NON-ISOTOPIC IMMUNOASSAY Evans J. Forensic Science Service, Washington Hall, Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, England DRUGS OF ABUSE - IMMUNOCHEMICAL SCREENING WITH CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS VERIFICATION Smysl B.*, Sevcik J.**,****, Lemr K.**,****, Vanak J.***, Adam T.**** *Institute of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law, Palacky University, Hnevotinska 3, 775 09 Olomouc, Czech Republic **Department of Analytical Chemistry, Palacky University, Tf. Svobody 8, 771 26 Olomouc, Czech Republic ***Exbio src, Hnevotinska 52, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic ****Laboratory of Bioanalytical Research, Palacky University, Tf. Svobody 8, 771 26 Olomouc, Czech Republic ANABOLIC STEROID 4-ANDROSTEN-3,17-DIONE: ABUSE AND DETECTION IN URINE Uralets V.P., Gillette P.A., Latven R.K. Quest Diagnostics Inc., 7470 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108, USA BILIARY ANALYSIS OF DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE AND NORPROPOXYPHENE BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION Lemos N.P., Anderson, R.A. Department of Forensic Medicine & Science, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT - PROFICIENCY TESTING SCHEMES Aderjan R., Herbold M., Skopp G. Institute of Legal Medicine and Traffic Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Vosstr. 2, D-69115, Heidelberg, Germany