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Clinical & Forensic Toxicology News issues are posted online one year after publication. The following issues are currently available online:
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2010
December
Articles include:
- Anti-Doping Testing Evolves With Changes in Drug Use
- DEA Files Notice to Regulate "Spice" Marijuana Substitutes
- Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Cases Challenge Labs
September
Articles include:
- Legal in Most States, Use of Marijuana Substitutes Grows
- Free Drug Monitoring
- DOT’s Final Drug-Testing Rules
June
Articles include:
- Should the NACB Revise its Guideline on Poisoned Patients?
- Usage of Novel Drugs of Abuse from Plants Increases
- Absinthe Continues to Offer a Romantic Mystique for Users
March
Articles include:
- Heavy Metals Testing can Assess Exposures and Toxicity
- Efforts Advance to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Biomarkers and Gene Models Give Clues in Mercury Toxicity
2009
December
Articles include:
- Technologies and Techniques Continue Relentless Advance
- Mistletoe Toxicity Appears to Be Low and Pose Little Danger
- Carbon Monoxide Can Kill at Any Season of the Year
September
Articles include:
- New Cocaine Cutting Agent Poses Greater Risk to Users
- Case Study: Designer Drugs Pose Diagnostic Challenge
June
Articles include:
- New Anticonvulsants Require Less Therapeutic Monitoring
- Use and Applications Increase for New Alcohol Markers
March
Articles include:
- Clopidogrel is Thienopyridine Leader for Atherosclerosis
- Street Drugs BZP and TFMPP Can be Mistaken for Ecstasy
- Soma Coma, or Carisoprodol Intoxication, Makes Comeback
- Hepatotoxicity Makes Herbal Supplement Kava Dangerous
- FDA Issues Update on Genetic Testing and Antiepileptics
2008
December
Articles include:
- Carbamazepine Offers Case Study in Pharmacogenetics
- Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Testing Can be Challenging
- Oxcarbazepine Offers Control of Epilepsy with Less Toxicity
September
Articles include:
- Lean Production Principles Can Apply in the Laboratory
- Dextromethorphan Is Popular OTC Drug for Young to Abuse
- Laboratory Plays Key Role in Chronic Pain Management
June
Articles include:
- CLSI Publishes Guideline on Toxicology and Drug Testing
- Butyrylcholinesterase Action Is Vital, But Ill-Understood
- Regional Organizations Offer Access to Education Programs
March
Articles include:
- Immunosuppressant TDM Has Successes and Challenges
- Despite First Impressions, Lamotrigine Requires TDM
- Unexpected Metabolites May Complicate Morphine Results
2007
December
Articles include:
- Survival of the Fittest Drives Plants to Use Toxic Defenses
- Zolpidem Remains Popular for Treatment of Insomnia
- Serum Separator Tubes Are Still Controversial for TDM
September
Articles include:
- Hair Tests Offer Advantages in Forensic and Clinical Uses
- Buprenorphine is Alternative for Treatment of Addiction
- National Alcohol Per Se Law Has Decreased Fatal Crashes
June
Articles include:
- Outbreak of Fentanyl Deaths Represents Modern Plague
- Case Study: Overdose of Fentanyl can be Hard to Spot
- Hemp Oil Products are Not Likely to Cause False Positives
March
Articles include:
- Adulterants can Interfere with Urine Drugs-of-Abuse Tests
- Crystal Meth: Abuse, Toxicity and Laboratory Detection
- Case Report: Methamphetamine Overdose
2006
December
Articles include:
- EtG: Urinary Metabolite for Monitoring Alcohol Ingestion
- Meconium Testing Provides Indication of Drug Exposure
- Meconium Test Data Provides Insight on Maternal Drug Use
September
Articles include:
- Hydrocodone and Fentanyl Abuse Is Growing Problem
- Case Report: Overdose from Deliberate Duragesic Misuse
- Oral Fluid Offers Alternative Martix for Many Applications
June
Articles include:
- Outbreak of Fentanyl Deaths Represents Modern Plague
- Case Study: Overdose of Fentanyl can be Hard to Spot
- Hemp Oil Products are Not Likely to Cause False Positives
March
Articles include:
- Internet Will Affect Future of Education and Expert Testimony
- LC/MS and LC/MS/MS are Tools That Warrant Caution
- Continued Oxycodone Abuse Creates Analytical Challenges
2005
December
Articles include:
- Herbal Medicines Can Cause Significant Drug Interactions
- Laboratories Must Validate Test Method Characteristics
- Serotonin Syndrome Presents a Diagnostic Challenge to EDs
September
Articles include:
- DREs: Indispensable Tool for ID of Drug-Impaired Drivers
- Product Safety Commission to Test Child Jewelry for Lead
- Methadone: A Decade of Emerging Abuse and Toxicity
June
Articles include:
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Are Diverse Groups
- Q&A on Glomerular Filtration Rate
March
Articles include:
- Immunoassays Continue to Improve, Expand, and Evolve
- Many Resources Help Labs Cope with Pesticide Exposures
- Oleander Poisoning Creates Challenges for Laboratories
- Oleander Case Studies Show Dangers of Eating Wild Things
2004
December
Articles include:
- Emergency Toxicology Labs Face Many New Challenges
- Distinguishing Children from Adults in Toxicology: Part 2
September
Articles include:
- Distinguishing Children from Adults in Toxicology: Part 1
- Abuse of Dietary Supplements is Common and Dangerous
June
Articles include:
- LC/MS Provides New Capabilities in Toxicology
- Propoxyphene: Still Popular After Five Decades of Use
March
Articles include:
- Postmortem Redistribution of Drugs Must Be Considered
- Antidepressants Require Care in Postmortem Interpretation
- Case Studies Show Principles of Pediatric TDM: Part 2
2003
December
Articles include:
- Alternative Drug-Delivery Systems Are Subject to Abuse
- Case Studies Show Principles of Pediatric TDM: Part 1
- NACB Publishes Emergency Toxicology Lab Guidelines
September
Articles include:
- New Anti-Epileptic Drugs Feature Fewer Side Effects
- Online Data Sources Provide Information on Drug Trends
June
Articles include:
- Methadone: An Old Drug Achieves New Notoriety
- Assay Performance Must Be Defined & Verified Regularly
- Q & A: Determining Appropriate Cutoff Concentrations for Drugs of Abuse Assays in Laboratories Not Subject to Mandatory Immunoassay Cutoff Concentrations
March
Articles include:
- Oxycodone: Recognition and Pharmacogenomics
2002
December
Articles include:
- Pharmacogenetics Helps in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Urine and Vitreous Humor Aid Postmortem Alcohol Testing
- Metal Inhalation Can Result in a Variety of Toxic Effects
September
Articles include:
- OTC Anabolic Steroids Pose Unknown Risks
- Creatinine Provides Validity Measure in Urine Drug Tests
June
Articles include:
- Urine Alcohol Testing is a Valuable, Underused Tool
- Labs Need to Set Computer Confidentiality Policies
- Drugs in Water Pose an Emerging Water Quality Issue
March
Articles include:
- Detection of Drug-Impaired Driving Can Be Difficult
- Labs Should Prepare Now for Chemical Terrorism Dangers
2001
December
Articles include:
- Dietary Supplements Face Fewer Regulations
- Testing in Opiate Therapy Requires Assay Knowledge
- OxyContin Abuse Grows
September
Articles include:
- “Club” or “Rave” Drugs Offer Challenges to Laboratories
June
Articles include:
- GHB and Precursors (Part II): Management and Analysis
- Supreme Court Rules Against Drug Tests Without Consent
- Taiwan Conducts Urine Tests As Part of War on Drugs
March
Articles include:
- GHB and Precursors (Part I): Use, Effects, Pharmacology
- Inhalation of Volatiles is a Growing Abuse Problem
2000
December
Articles include:
- Adulterants Continue to Challenge Laboratories
- Difference Between Digitoxin and Digoxin More Than “It”
- Drug-Test Reporting Moves Beyond Positive and Negative
- Limit of Absence Provides Assay Performance Measure
September
Articles include:
- Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: Fact and Fiction
- A Forensic Toxicologist Reviews Ur-ine Trouble
June
Articles include:
- European Urine Drug Testing Contrasts with U.S. Practices
- Can Ecgonidine in Urine Be a Marker for Cocaine?
March
Articles include:
- Interferences Can Cause Spurious Screening Results
- LSD Remains a Mysterious and Challenging Drug