Provides data on frequency of prosecution of death by distribution cases in Charlotte and surrounding counties.
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Toxicology
Pseudoscience and the Detection of Marijuana-Based Impairment: We Can and Must Do Better
New Algorithm Enables Faster, Better Identification of Seized Drugs
Police say they can tell if you are too high to drive. Critics call it ‘utter nonsense’
She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.
The Role of Comprehensive Medicolegal Death Investigation as part of a Public Health Improvement Strategy
Attorneys handling death by distribution or other cases involving toxicology evidence may be interested in this recorded webinar series. In 2024, the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) offered a webinar series entitled, “The …
The Role of Comprehensive Medicolegal Death Investigation as part of a Public Health Improvement Strategy
Free-to-attend recorded webinars offered by CSFRE. Recordings available on demand.
Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?
Toxicology Testing Methods
Free live webinar offered by NCIDS
Toxicology Testing Methods
Live webinar presented by Rohan Parekh, MS, PhDJune 6, 2024, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool for separating and identifying the components of forensic samples. This presentation will explain how the method works and its forensic use in testing blood or urine for the presence of controlled …
Stimulants and the Brain: What Attorneys Need to Know
Live webinar presented by Korin E. Leffler, PhD, MSEHMay 2, 2024, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit This presentation will cover the pharmacology and toxicology of central nervous system stimulants in the human body and how they affect the brain. Content and discussion will focus on amphetamines and methamphetamines and explore the relationship between the drugs …
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Stimulants and the Brain: What Attorneys Need to Know
Free webinar offered by IDS
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New York punished 2,000 prisoners over false positive drug tests, report finds
Put to the test: Pregnant women in SC face severe consequences for using drugs
Article: Confronting an Upsurge in Opiate Deaths with Limited Resources
The study, published in 2017, by Thomas Andrew and Jennie Duval suggests that as many as 5% of drug overdose deaths are misclassified as such when a full autopsy is not performed. This is because the internal examination would have revealed a different, more likely cause of death.
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