Forensic Toxicology Blog

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18th Nov
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An Introduction to Drug Facilitated Crimes

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28th Oct
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Alcohol and the Workplace

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21st Oct
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Winning Fair and Square

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17th Oct
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Win Your Case with an Expert Witness

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11th Oct
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The Advances in Forensic Toxicology

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30th Sep
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Getting Down With Okorie

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23rd Sep
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Alcohol Testing 101

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16th Sep
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The Effect of Pathology on Toxicology

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9th Sep
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Picking the Perfect Counsel

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2nd Sep
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False-Positive Urine Drug Screens: Immunoassay Limits and Confirmation

Why urine immunoassay results are presumptive, why opioid coverage is assay-specific, and what records matter when reviewing an unexpected drug-screen result.

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26th Aug
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Future of Blood Testing Could Reveal Age

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19th Aug
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Cheating a Drug Test

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Judge Robert S. Draper’s Verified Answer in CJP Inquiry No. 212

Primary-source document: Judge Robert S. Draper’s verified answer to the California Commission on Judicial Performance’s Notice of Formal Proceedings in Inquiry No. 212. The answer was filed on February 4, 2026. In it, Judge Draper denies violating the judicial canons cited by the Commission, disputes the Commission’s characterization of several…

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Age, Balance, and Field-Sobriety Evidence: What Population Research Can Show

Age-related balance research helps frame evidence review, but population averages do not diagnose impairment or establish why one person swayed.

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Kratom Cardiac Arrest and the Limits of a Mitragynine Blood Level

A 500 µg/L mitragynine result in a survived cardiac arrest illustrates why concentration, treatment, specimen timing, and alternative causes matter.

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