Drug Analysis

The Drug Analysis Unit aims to provide, in a professional manner, timely and reliable results of the identification of controlled substances to best serve the needs of the City of Oakland.

Scope of Work in the Drug Analysis Unit

Analysis

  • Qualitative analyses are conducted on a range of submissions from solids, powders, liquids, tablets, capsules and pharmaceutical preparations to plant material.
  • Presumptive and confirmatory tests are routinely performed.
  • Case analysis notes and any generated report are preserved.
  • The Drug Analysis Unit strives to maintain a twenty-four hour turn-around-time from the time of request to the report of results, when possible, unless an alternate due date is given.
  • Quantitative analyses are not offered by the Oakland Police Department's Drug Analysis Unit.
  • The Drug Analysis Unit emphasis is on solid dose identifications; toxicology, blood alcohol testing and extractions from bodily fluids to determine controlled substance content are not performed.

Posted: August 31st, 2018 3:44 PM

Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 7:59 PM

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