Scientific Committee Analysis of Addictive Substances
The scientific committee deals with epidemiology and proof of modern and established narcotics.
Chairman: Dr. Wolf-Rainer Bork, Landeskriminalamt (Forensic Science Institute) Berlin
Objectives
- Dealing with questions concerning the analysis of addictive substances
- Examination of analytical questions regarding proof of addictive substances in biological materials
- Exchange of analytical data in the area of addictive substances
- Exchange of interesting case data
- Information on the epidemiology of upcoming addictive substances and correlation with cases in post-mortem toxicology
- Information on the illegal drug market (distribution, purity, cutting agents)
- Reciprocal information on regional ? interregional, and national ?international tendencies in the area of addictive substances
- Further education
Activities
- 2 meetings per year (1 x 2 days, 1 x 1 day)
- Information on activities by publication of a brief version of the minutes in the GTFCh bulletin “Toxichem + Krimtech“
Members
The scientific committee presently consists of 25 members
- rom Germany and other European countries
- from the State Departments of Criminal Investigation (Berlin, Duesseldorf, Erfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Kiel, Magdeburg, Mainz, Munich, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden)
- from forensic university institutions (Basel/CH, Frankfurt, Greifswald, Hamburg, Homburg/Saar, Cologne, Munich)
- from chemical analytical authorities (Berlin)
- from customs (ZPLA Munich)
- from toxicological university institutions (Aachen, Luxemburg/L)
- from a medical laboratory (Seibersdorf/A)
- from an institute of justice (Den Haag/NL)
Contact
Chairman of the scientific committee
Dr. Wolf-Rainer Bork
LKA Berlin KT 41
Tempelhofer Damm 12
D-12101 Berlin
Vize Chairman
Dr. Folker Westphal
LKA Schleswig-Holstein
Abteilung 4 Kriminaltechnik
SG 432 Betaeubungsmittel/Toxikologie
Muehlenweg 166
D-24116 Kiel