The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Testing and Research Laboratory’s Cocaine Signature Program (CSP) provides scientific data and intelligence information on illicit cocaine. Submissions to the CSP are analyzed for purity, cutting agents, processing solvents, and classified to a geographic origin. CSP analyzes exemplars of cocaine seizures greater than...

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Forensic Sciences laboratory system is comprised of ten regional laboratories distributed across the United States. Cocaine seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in these laboratories. The analytical protocol requires the identification of cocaine, other controlled...

This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document. The document is updated periodically and is current as of February 1 , 2023 and is provided for informational purposes only. Any sensitive, privileged or otherwise protected information has been redacted, to include the redaction of some document in...

“Today’s indictments send a clear message to the Chapitos, the Sinaloa Cartel, and criminal drug networks around the world that the DEA will stop at nothing to protect the national security of the United States and the safety and health of the American people,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “The...

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about vaping and marijuana concentrates - what are they, what their origin is, what are the common street names for vaping and marijuana concentrates, what do vapes and various concentrates look like, how they are used/abused, what their effect of their use on...

Prevenir El Uso De Marihuana Entre Adolescentes Y Adultos Jóvenes (Preventing Marijuana use in Youth and Young Adults)

Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol or vapor made from a liquid or dry material that is heated in an electronic powered device, called an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette. In addition to nicotine and flavored liquids, marijuana concentrates can also be vaped. This 6-panel, double-sided trifold...

Spanish version of publication, Vaping and Marijuana Concentrates: What is Vaping? (October 2019).