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Toxicology
From Patient to Defendant: When Clinical Care Becomes Criminal Evidence
Offered by NACDL, no registration cost.
From Patient to Defendant: When Clinical Care Becomes Criminal EvidenceRead More
From the Hospital to Handcuffs: Flawed Drug Testing and Pregnancy Criminalization
Free webinar offered by NACDL. Open to non-NACDL members.
From the Hospital to Handcuffs: Flawed Drug Testing and Pregnancy CriminalizationRead More
CSFRE Webinar Series on Drug Related Deaths
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Network of Public Health Institute (NNPHI), and the Public Health Institute (PHI), announced a new no-cost webinar series focusing attention on drug-caused and drug-related deaths. This 10-part webinar series brings together medicolegal death investigators, forensic …
Investigating and Certifying Drug Caused and Related Deaths: 2026 Updates and Challenges
Free 10-part webinar series on toxicology and drug-related deaths offered by CFSRE
Investigating and Certifying Drug Caused and Related Deaths: 2026 Updates and ChallengesRead More
How Often Does Child Welfare Call Police in Your State for Positive Drug Tests at Birth?
A Child Welfare Agency Doubted the Accuracy of Drug Tests Used in Court. The Testing Company Dodged Questions. (MN)
Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur ‘genius’ award
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime Labs
Live webinar presented by Rohan Parekh, MS, PhDNov. 6, 2025, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated With the recent opening of the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory, attorneys need additional information about the lab reports produced by this lab. The Union County Public Defender’s Office, the Union County Bar, and NC Indigent Defense Services …
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime LabsRead More
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime Labs
Free live webinar offered by the Union County Public Defender’s Office, the Union County Bar, and NC Indigent Defense Services
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime LabsRead More
David Lehmann, PhD
State v. Moore, 2025 N.C. App. Lexis 467
Trial court erred in allowing State’s Drug Recognition Expert’s testimony where the DRE’s testimony did not apply the certification principles and methods reliably to the facts of this case. In the case at hand, the DRE performed an evaluation based on a video viewed after the incident whereas protocol required a live in person evaluation …
Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discovery
2025 Forensic Science International article available for full text download
Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discoveryRead More
Gideon Behind the Wheel IV: The Basics of Defending a DUI Case
Free webinar offered by NCDD
Gideon Behind the Wheel IV: The Basics of Defending a DUI CaseRead More