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 …
Toxicology
Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discovery
2025 Forensic Science International article available for full text download
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Gideon Behind the Wheel IV: The Basics of Defending a DUI Case
Free webinar offered by NCDD
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How Faulty Drug Test Turns New Parents’ Lives Upside Down
Tests to Detect Marijuana-Impaired Driving Based on ‘Pseudoscience’
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.
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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.