Abstract:In the literature various chemical reagents have been developed during the past century that are suitable for the preliminary identification of different illicit drugs such as Marquis, Liebermann’s, Simon’s. Color tests are an important tool for the preliminary identification of illicit drugs in spite of developments in instrumental technology and the increased portability of this technology which enables its use in the field. Color tests or spot tests are chemical tests that involve the reaction of a sample w… Show more
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