Quinine and its naturally occurring stereoisomer quinidine are natural alkaloids found in the bark of the cinchona tree, originally from South America. Today, quinine and quinidine are individually synthesized for…
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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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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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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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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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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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Tramadol is a synthetic opioid analgesic approved in 1995 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for moderate to moderately severe pain. Its mechanism of action involves opioid…
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Dipyrone is a non-opioid analgesic with antipyretic activity, which was developed by the German company Hoechst AG in 1920 with mass production starting in 1922. It is a pro-drug, which…
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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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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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