Drug Recognition Evaluation and Chemical Confirmation of a 25C‐NBOMe‐Impaired Driver |
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| Authors: | James W. Rajotte M.Sc. Jean‐Paul F.P. Palmentier M.Sc. Helena Rachelle Wallage M.Sc. |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre of Forensic Sciences Northern Regional Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada;2. Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This case report details an individual arrested for drug‐impaired driving after leaving the scene of multiple motor vehicle collisions and evading police. The driver was examined by a drug recognition expert and failed the drug recognition evaluation. The driver admitted to using cocaine, marijuana, an antidepressant medication and “N‐bomb,” a novel psychoactive substance that possesses hallucinogenic properties. Toxicological analyses at the Centre of Forensic Sciences’ Toronto laboratory revealed only the substance 2‐[4‐chloro‐2,5‐dimethoxyphenyl]‐N‐[(2‐methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (25C‐NBOMe) in the accused's urine. This is the first report in which 25C‐NBOMe was identified through DRE and toxicological analyses in a drug‐impaired driver. |
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| Keywords: | forensic science NBOMe drug‐impaired driving drug evaluation and classification program drug recognition evaluator novel psychoactive substances |
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