| 2-BMC | 2-bromomethcathinone |
| 3-BMC | 3-bromomethcathinone |
| 4-BMC | 4-bromomethcathinone |
| 3-CMC | 3-chloromethcathinone |
| 4-CMC | 4-chloromethcathinone |
| 4-FMC | 4-fluoromethcathinone |
| 2-MMC | 2-methylmethcathinone |
| 3-MMC | 3-methylmethcathinone |
| 4-MMC | 4-methylmethcathinone |
| CE | collision energy |
| %CV | coefficient of variation |
| DAT | dopamine transporter |
| DPC | Decision Point Concentration |
| EMCDDA | European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| EUDA | European Union Drug Agency |
| FID | flame ionization detector |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| HS-GC-FID/FID | Headspace Gas Chromatography with Dual Flame Ionization Detection |
| ISTDs | internal standards |
| LC-HRMS | Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| LLE | liquid–liquid extraction |
| LLOQ | lower limit of quantification |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| MDMA | 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| NET | norepinephrine transporter |
| NPSs | new psychoactive substances |
| QC | quality control |
| SCs | synthetic cathinones |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SERT | serotonin transporter |
| SWGTOX | the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology |
| THC | Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS | Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry |
| ULOQ | upper limit of quantification |