Distribution of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) in Postmortem and Antemortem Specimens
Journal of Analytical Toxicology October 1, 2006 R. H. Liu, H.-c. Liu, Dongliang Lin 23 citations
Forensic toxicologists established protocols to detect MDMA (ecstasy) and its metabolite MDA in hair, urine, and postmortem specimens using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In 20 fatal cases, MDMA and MDA were measured in heart blood, gastric content, urine, and bile. Additional data came from 25 antemortem urine and 6 hair specimens. The MDA/MDMA ratio in hair was consistent and appeared higher than in other specimens, but the MDMA/MDA ratio in hair did not differ significantly from ratios in urine or blood, similar to patterns seen with cocaine/benzoylecgonine and THC/THC-acid.