Stability of cocaine in (A) dried plasma, (B) dried serum, and (C) dried blood spheroid on hydrophilic paper and hydrophobic paper substrates. Cocaine-d3 was used as internal standard (IS). The ratio of analyte (A) signal (transition, m/z 304 → 182) to IS (transition, m/z 307 → 185) signal (A/IS) was monitored for 15 days and was normalized to A/IS derived from day zero (0). The inset depicts dried plasma, serum, and whole blood 3D morphologies (top-down) on hydrophobic paper substrate.