At the beginning of the twentieth century it was common to administer poisons to get rid of unwanted people, or simply to ingest poisons by accident. The science of forensic toxicology was not well developed yet, and many death certificates were issued without properly identifying the cause of death. Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer Deborah Blum has created a larger story structured like a...

AIMS With an estimated 12 million consumers in Europe, cocaine (COC) is the illicit drug leading to the most emergency department visits. The aim of this study was to examine a consecutive series of sudden deaths (SDs) to focus on the prevalence, the toxicological characteristics, and the causes of death in COC-related fatalities. METHODS AND RESULTS Prospective case-control study of forensic...

■ ■ Reduced matrix effects IN T RO DU C T IO N The analysis of natural and synthetic opioid drugs continues to be an important aspect of forensic toxicology. In the past, analyses were typically conducted by GC/MS after first subjecting the samples to acid or enzymatic hydrolysis to liberate glucuronide metabolites. With the advent of LC/MS/MS techniques, glucuronide metabolites can now be anal...

Stir bar sorptive extraction is an innovative sample extraction technique that can be used to process blood, urine, and tissue samples for routine drug screening in the forensic toxicology laboratory. The Gerstel Twister desorption unit (TDU) system is a multifunctional desorption unit capable of determining the presence of analytes from liquid samples after extraction using the Twister stir ba...

background: web of science (wos) is an online academic citation index provided by thomson reuters which supplies valuable bibliometric information for comparing impact of specific author, organization, or country in science production. the aim of this study was to compare toxicology publications of iran and turkey indexed in wos from bibliometric point of view. methods: the wos database was que...

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The teaching and practice of forensic pathology and public health on an integrated basis or as one in which these disciplines are closely associated dates back to the turn of the century, as exemplified by the publication in 1902 of John Glaister's Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence, Toxicology and Public Health. In the metamorphosis of medical training and medical practice, however, current cir...

Objective: To evaluate sociodemographic characteristics and forensic evidence of sexual assault victims. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place Duration Study: Medicolegal section Peoples Medical College Hospital (PMCH) Department Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, University Health Sciences, Nawabshah District Shaheed Benazirabad from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2021. Methodology: One...

Background:Death due to acute poisoning is of medical, legal and social significance. This study was designed to investigate lethal poisonings among dead bodies referred to a regional office of Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO). Methods:This was a retrospective descriptive-analytical study on dead bodies referred to Fars province regional office of ILMO in Shiraz, Iran, during April 20...