A new drug concoction that poses unique risks and has been heavily under-researched has made its way from Latin America and Europe to the U.S. recently.
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In recent years, legal smoke shops have seen a surge in the sale of Kratom products. Marketed as “7-Hydroxymitragynine” products, these include chewable tablets, concentrates, extracts, edible materials and even beverages.
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“Naloxone kits are somewhat analogous to AEDs in that they can reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning event, but only if they are available quickly, which means they need to be in the right locations.”
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Law enforcement officers across the country are facing an escalating challenge: new, more potent synthetic opioids that make overdose reversal harder and field drug identification riskier. A new initiative is stepping in to help.
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Collecting urine samples, blood or hair are currently the most common ways to detect drug use, but Arizona State University researcher Min Jang may have discovered something better—fingerprints.
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As Attorney General Josh Kaul advocates for a substantial investment in the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories in the 2025-2027 state budget, he hosted the first of three tours for legislators at the WSCL.
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Unlike conventional crime scenes, those involving synthetic drugs may be contaminated with toxic chemicals, hazardous materials or security threats.
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The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office issued a community alert regarding seized fentanyl that criminalists at the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services determined contained an industrial chemical commonly known as BTMPS.
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Environmental health experts have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it’s been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent users of the car at risk of third-hand exposure to the drug.
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A new study from researchers at Flinders University aims to guide investigators on which area of the plastic bag may be most informative when sampling for DNA.
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