Stability study of morphine in dried post-mortem blood spots for forensic purposes
In forensic cases, dried blood spot (DBS) collection and analysis for the detection of substances of abuse can give important information about the psycho-physical condition of the victim or the aggressor at the time of the crime. Nevertheless, morphine determination and stability in DBSs realized with post-mortem blood has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, a sensitive and specific gas chromatography with mass spectrometry method for morphine identification and quantification in post- mortem DBSs was developed and validated.