Phenacetin: A Toxic Adulterant Found in Illicit Street Drugs
Phenacetin, a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, was discovered as an analgesic in 1887. It was one of the first synthetic fever reducers on the market and one of the first…
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Xylazine: A Toxic Adulterant Found in Illicit Street Drugs
Xylazine was discovered as an antihypertensive agent in 1962 by Farbenfabriken Bayer in Germany. Due to its hazardous side effects, including sedation, hypotension and bradycardia, it was not approved by…
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New Synthetic Cannabinoid: 4F-MDMB-BINACA
The objective of this public announcement is to notify public health and public safety, law enforcement, clinicians, medical examiners and coroner, laboratory personnel, and all other related communities about new…
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Santa Muerte Mass Overdose Outbreak
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education at the Fredric Rieders Family Foundation received notification over the weekend from July 20 to 22, 2018, that hospitals in the Greater…
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