Salting out assisted liquid-liquid extraction for liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry determination of amphetamine-like stimulants in meconium.

•Selective and efficient salting-out liquid-liquid extraction of polar drugs from meconium.•Use of MS friendly organic ammonium salts for salting-out effect.•Validation of LC–MS/MS method for amphetamines and cathinones.•Method applicability demonstrated on a series of meconium specimens.