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Toxicology
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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Article: Correctly Identifying Deaths Due to Drug Toxicity Without a Forensic Autopsy
This study, published in 2019 by Daniel Dye, et al. suggests that 15-20% of drug overdose deaths are misclassified as such without a full autopsy.
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Washington State Prison System Sued for Using Unreliable Drug Tests To Put Inmates in Solitary
Alabama Woman Jailed for 2 Months for Using CBD Oil While Pregnant
They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.
Poppy Seeds Trigger Child Neglect Investigations
NC law that punishes drug dealers not widely used despite increase in overdose deaths
Provides interactive map showing death by distribution cases filed by county between 2019 and 2023 and overdose rate by county.
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