New research highlights the power of computer modeling and community-based intelligence to reveal network connections.
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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a $250,000 allocation for essential transportation related to opioid deaths across Arkansas.
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This partnership between advanced technology in the field and the certifying laboratory enables the judicial system to act quickly to deliver charges, a critical measure in decreasing unlawful activity in the community and bringing criminals to justice.
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The researchers’ study of 201 patients is the world's first trial of a commercially available and medically approved nasal naloxone spray in real cases of heroin overdose.
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In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs.
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Seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased 834% between 2018 to 2021, putting many at risk for unintentional exposure and overdose.
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The laboratory has confirmed the instrumentation and reagents are working properly now, and are currently retesting samples to determine the scope of affected tests.
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Researchers developed a novel metric to assess probability that an unknown sample of a drug matches a library sample, with profound implications for standardization of mass spectrometry results.
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The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences plans to open a new state laboratory in southeast Alabama that will conduct testing to help combat opioids and other drugs in the region.
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Rapid detection strips fall into the broader category of “drug checking,” which uses simple identification methods to tell drug users exactly what is in the drugs they plan to take.
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