Drugs of abuse testing in meconium

J Gareri, J Klein, G Koren - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2006 - Elsevier
Prenatal substance abuse is an ongoing concern with significant impact on neonatal health
and development across socioeconomic lines. Meconium, passed by neonates during their …

Novel methods for the detection of drug and alcohol exposure during pregnancy: implications for maternal and child health

G Koren, J Hutson, J Gareri - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Despite extensive evidence of fetal and neonatal risk, a large number of pregnant women
are involved in excessive alcohol and drug abuse, such as with cocaine, methamphetamine, …

Simultaneous detection of seventeen drugs of abuse and metabolites in hair using solid phase micro extraction (SPME) with GC/MS

K Aleksa, P Walasek, N Fulga, B Kapur, J Gareri… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The analysis of pediatric and adult hair is a useful non-invasive biomarker
to effectively detect long term exposure to various xenobiotics, specifically drugs of abuse …

Alarming prevalence of fetal alcohol exposure in a Mediterranean city

O Garcia-Algar, V Kulaga, J Gareri… - Therapeutic drug …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The prevalence of gestational ethanol exposure and subsequent fetal exposure has been
assessed in a cohort of mother-infant dyads in a Mediterranean city (Barcelona, Spain) by …

Prenatal hair development: implications for drug exposure determination

J Gareri, G Koren - Forensic science international, 2010 - Elsevier
Neonatal hair is a clinically important toxicological matrix, as it allows determination of in
utero drug exposure. This paper serves to review the physiological development of the hair …

Prevalence of fetal ethanol exposure in a regional population-based sample by meconium analysis of fatty acid ethyl esters

J Gareri, H Lynn, M Handley, C Rao… - Therapeutic drug …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Challenges in identifying children exposed prenatally to ethanol necessitate the development
of a biomarker for neonates at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Meconium fatty acid …

Impact of hair-care products on FAEE hair concentrations in substance abuse monitoring

J Gareri, B Appenzeller, P Walasek, G Koren - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2011 - Springer
Previous studies have indicated that the use of high-ethanol-content (>65%) hair-care products
may elevate fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) concentrations in hair. In this case series, nine …

Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for fatty acid ethyl esters in meconium: Assessment of prenatal exposure to alcohol in two European cohorts

S Pichini, M Pellegrini, J Gareri, G Koren… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium emerged as a reliable, direct biological marker
for establishing fetal exposure to ethanol. We developed an LC–MS/MS method for ethyl …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized clinical trial of the effects of screening and brief intervention for illicit drug use: the life shift/shift gears study

…, EM Castillo, TC Chan, MJ Sise, J Gareri - Addiction science & …, 2014 - Springer
Background Although screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) has
shown promise for alcohol use, relatively little is known about its effectiveness for adult illicit …

Application of scene projection technologies at the AMRDEC SSDD HWIL facilities

JP Gareri, GH Ballard, JW Morris… - … : Hardware-in-the …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
State-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) test facilities have been established and in
operation at the US Army's Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering …