Monthly Archives: August 2015

The Difference Between Forensic Toxicology and Pharmacology

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An Expert Witness Analyzes Field Sobriety Tests

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A Forensic Toxicologist Examines Blood and Breath Testing

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Why I Became a Forensic Toxicologist

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The Science Behind Forensic Toxicology

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October 22, 2026

Total and Unbound Drug Concentrations: What a Fasting Study Could Not Resolve

A laboratory can quantify total drug in plasma while struggling to quantify the much smaller unbound portion. That difference can determine whether a pharmacokinetic study answers its question. A result reported as not statistically significant does not resolve the question when the measurements are too limited to detect a meaningful…

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October 21, 2026

Midazolam Sedation Models: Why a Medication Association Does Not Prove Antagonism

A medication can be associated with a different drug response because of the condition it was prescribed to treat. That possibility matters when interpreting a concentration-response model as evidence of a pharmacodynamic interaction. Franken and colleagues examined this problem in a study of midazolam sedation in terminally ill adults. Their…

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October 21, 2026

CBD After Repeated Dosing: Why Detectability Does Not Establish a Washout Deadline

A cannabinoid detected after dosing stops is evidence of analytical persistence. It does not, by itself, establish an exact elimination half-life, the time of the last dose or a universal date when another person’s sample will test negative. A controlled study by Wolinsky and colleagues helps explain the distinction. Published…

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