Tests to Detect Marijuana-Impaired Driving Based on ‘Pseudoscience’Read More
Toxicology
Expert assistance in toxicology and pharmacology available starting July 1, 2025 through Expert Services Project
Access to qualified expert services is essential to public defense. To better equip defenders with the resources they need to achieve fair and just outcomes for clients, Indigent Defense Services launched the pilot Expert Services Project in 2021 and is expanding it to include toxicology and pharmacology experts on July 1, 2025. This Project provides …
Inside the State Crime Lab: Toxicology Testing Explained
This webinar is complete and was not recorded. Slides are available upon request.
Inside the State Crime Lab: Toxicology Testing ExplainedRead More
False Positives, Real Consequences: What the Quest Diagnostics Issue Reveals About Drug Testing Failures
In April 2025, The Guardian reported that Quest Diagnostics used an “alternative reagent” in thousands of urine drug screens conducted within California prisons (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/california-prison-drug-tests). This change, made without sufficient external disclosure, resulted in a dramatic spike in presumptive positive tests for opiates—tripling the usual rate. More than 5,000 incarcerated individuals may have been affected, many …
Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people
Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth
Harris County toxicologist fired for ‘untruthfulness’ prompts notice to more than 1,200 defendants
10-Part Webinar Series on Drug-Related Deaths
Free webinar series offered by CSFRE. Recorded presentations should be available to registrants after the program is complete.
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Defending Death by Distribution Cases in NC
Free 2-day in-person training in Durham offered by NCIDS, NCAJ, and NACDL. This program is complete, but materials are available upon request.
Defending Death by Distribution Cases in NC
Join us in Durham March 27 & 28, 2025 for a FREE, in-person training on Defending Death by Distribution Cases. Topics will include: Co-sponsored by IDS, NACDL, NCAJ, and Vital Strategies, this program is open to all North Carolina criminal defense lawyers, investigators, and mitigation specialists. Make plans to join us in RTP for this …
Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests
Hard-to-prove NC drug law leaves families of fentanyl victims chasing justice
Provides data on frequency of prosecution of death by distribution cases in Charlotte and surrounding counties.
Hard-to-prove NC drug law leaves families of fentanyl victims chasing justiceRead More