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Public Health Alert

Bromazolam Prevalence Surging Across the United States Driven In Part by Increasing Detections Alongside Fentanyl

June 15, 2022

Bromazolam first emerged in the recreational drug supply in 2016 (Europe) and 2019 (United States). Bromazolam was first synthesized during medicinal drug development in the 1970s but never approved for…
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Drug Checking

Drug Checking (Q2 2022): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

June 7, 2022

A partnership between the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has been established to accurately assess the drug supply in…
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Public Health Alert

Synthetic Stimulant Market Rapidly Changing as N,N-Dimethylpentylone Replaces Eutylone in Drug Supply Typically Sold as “Ecstasy” or “Molly”

April 20, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, the substituted cathinone eutylone was the most commonly encountered synthetic stimulant to appear in forensic casework, despite the drug being considered federally scheduled as an isomer…
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Drug Checking

Drug Checking Report (Q1 2022): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

March 22, 2022

A partnership between the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has been established to accurately assess the drug supply in…
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Drug Checking

Drug Supply Assessment (Q4 2021): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

December 21, 2021

A partnership between the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has been established to accurately assess the drug supply in…
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Clinical Reports

Opioid Overdoses from the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Fentalog Study Group: Q4 2021

December 16, 2021

A partnership between the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) was established to comprehensively assess the role and prevalence of…
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Public Health Alert

Etodesnitazene — New Synthetic Opioid Identified During Forensic Death Investigations in the United States and Canada

December 14, 2021

Etodesnitazene is a new synthetic opioid bearing structural resemblance to etonitazene, a synthetic opioid that is nationally and internationally controlled. Etodesnitazene is dissimilar in structure to synthetic opioids typically encountered…
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Public Health Alert

New Synthetic Opioid Protonitazene Increasing in Prevalence as “Nitazenes” Gain Traction Across the United States and Canada

December 10, 2021

Protonitazene is a new, potent synthetic opioid bearing structural resemblance to etonitazene, a synthetic opioid that is nationally and internationally controlled. Protonitazene is dissimilar in structure to synthetic opioids typically…
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Public Health Alert

Adverse Effects Linked to Next Generation Opioids Reported in Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments After Suspected Opioid Overdose

December 3, 2021

The objective of this announcement is to notify public health and safety, clinicians, law enforcement, first responders, medical examiners and coroners, forensic and clinical laboratory personnel, and all other related…
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Drug Checking

Drug Supply Assessment (Q3 2021): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

September 23, 2021

A partnership between the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has been established to accurately assess the drug supply in…
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