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The Toxpod5 in 30 (Reunion Island psychotropic cocktail, GHB: Doctors vs Toxicologists, New-fangled fragmentation and more)We look at 5 recent publications in the field of toxicology.Dietzen, Dennis J., and Connor J. Blair. "Precision Chemotherapy: Optimizing Calibration for Rapid Determination of Blood Methotrexate by Tandem Mass Spectrometry±Liquid Chromatography." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 39.14 (2025): e10053.Skjelland, D., Jørgenrud, B. M., Gundersen, K., Bjørnaas, M. A., Brekke, M., Dalaker, V. M., ... & Vallersnes, O. M. (2025). Gamma-hydroxybutyrate poisoning: clinical diagnosis versus laboratory findings. Clinical Toxicology, 63(4), 253-260.Guyon, J., Maillot, A., Bastard, S., Weisse, F., Daveluy, A., & Mété, D. (2025). Psychoactive cocktail consumption on Reunion Island: A case report. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, bkaf009Hella...2025-07-0133 minThe ToxpodQuick note from the Toxpod- win a mug!Listen to the latest NPS update, email us the name of the 1000th drug detected by the EUDA and the 25th correct response will win a special edition Toxpod mug.Thanks for listening!You can send us a text message using this link!2025-06-1000 minThe ToxpodNPS Update - June 2025WIN A TOXPOD MUG!Listen to the episode and email Toxpod@tiaft.org the name of the EUDA's 1000th drug and we'll send one lucky listener a coveted Toxpod mug!Keeping up to date with New Psychoactive Substances is hard! We've assembled a crack team of international experts to help us do just that:Michael Evans-Brown, EUDAJared Brown, UNODC Alex Krotulski, CFSREHosted by TIAFT NPS Committee chair, Svante Vikingsson.This episode features:THC-P - fully synthetic or semi-synthetic cannabinoid?the emerging etomidate and analogues the intriguing mystery of BTMPS-adulterant or pre...2025-06-0740 minThe ToxpodTIAFT Bulletin Episode 55(1)Peter is joined by Bulletin editors Rebecca, Samantha and Luke for a rundown of the latest Bulletin.For more information on the Bulletin, including how to submit content, click here.Contact us at toxpod@tiaft.orgFind out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.orgThe Toxpod is a production of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists. The opinions expressed by the hosts are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of TIAFT.You can send us a text message using this link!...2025-05-1216 minThe Toxpod5 in 30 (Cognitive bias, more metabolics, electromembranes and fentalogs)We look at 5 recent publications in the field of toxicology.Ning He, et al. Contextual bias in forensic toxicology decisions: A follow-up empirical study from China. (2024) Journal of Forensic Sciences, doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15520.Kesmen, E. et al. Bioinformatics-driven untargeted metabolomic profiling for clinical screening of methamphetamine abuse. (2024) Forensic Toxicology, doi: 10.1007/s11419-024-00703-2.Schuller, M. et al. Electromembrane extraction of drugs of abuse and prescription drugs from micropulverized hair. (2024) Journal of Analytical Toxicology, doi: 10.1093/jat/bkae051.Schackmuth, M. et al. Identification of fentanyl analogs and potential biomarkers in urine using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) a...2024-12-1743 minThe ToxpodOff the Spot -TIAFT St Gallen Part 2In the final part of the St Gallen Special, The Toxpod speaks with TIAFT President Simon Elliott, Young Scientist Best Paper Award winner Liam Ward and host of TIAFT 2025, Matt Hosking.Liam Ward's paper can be found here: Ward, Liam J. et al.Postmortem metabolomics as a high-throughput cause-of-death screening tool for human death investigations, iScience, Volume 27, Issue 5, 109794All the info you need for going to TIAFT in 2025 (23-27 November 2025) can be found at www.tiaft2025.comYou can send us a text message using this link!2024-11-1832 minThe ToxpodOff the Spot -TIAFT St Gallen Part 1Neither Tim or I could make it to the The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists meeting in St Gallen to get “On The Spot” interviews with delegates this year, so we asked TIAFT past President Dimitri Gerostamoulos to give us a rundown of how the meeting went. Also we have Michael Scholz, who won the Young Scientist’s best oral presentation award. Hope you enjoy part 1! You can send us a text message using this link!2024-11-0827 minThe ToxpodNPS Update - October 2024Keeping up to date with New Psychoactive Substances is hard! We've assembled a crack team of experts to help us do just that:Michael Evans-Brown, EUDAConor Crean, UNODCAlex Krotulski, CFSREAnd now hosted by TIAFT NPS Committee chair, Svante Vikingsson!These updates will be a regular part of our podcast schedule, letting you know about recent developments in NPS markets, detection and harms.Contact us at toxpod@tiaft.orgFind out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.orgThe Toxpod is a production of The International Association of Forensic...2024-10-2342 minThe ToxpodTIAFT Bulletin preview - Issue 54(2)We'll be previewing issues of the TIAFT Bulletin as they are released every few months.Special thanks to Jennifer Schumann and Rebecca Hartman, editors of the TIAFT Bulletin. For more information on the Bulletin, including how to submit content, click here.Geraldine's new podcast is called The Analytical Zen Podcast (buzzsprout.com), give it a go!Contact us at toxpod@tiaft.orgFind out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.orgThe Toxpod is a production of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists. The opinions expressed by the hosts are their...2024-08-3112 minThe ToxpodNPS Update - July 2024Keeping up to date with New Psychoactive Substances is hard! We've assembled a crack team of experts to help us do just that:Michael Evans-Brown, EUDAConor Crean, UNODCAlex Krotulski, CFSREAnd now hosted by TIAFT NPS Committee chair, Svante Vikingsson!These updates will be a regular part of our podcast schedule, letting you know about recent developments in NPS markets, detection and harms. Contact us at toxpod@tiaft.orgFind out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.orgThe Toxpod is a production of The International Association of Forensic...2024-07-1842 min
The Analytical Zen PodcastIntimate Contamination: The Kissing Defense and The Sex Defense in Sports DopingSend us a textWhat if an athlete could test positive for a banned substance through no fault of their own? As Wimbledon and the UEFA European Championships grace our TV screens currently, and with the 2024 Olympic Games set to begin in Paris, France at the end of July, The Analytical Zen Podcast turns its focus to the role of forensic toxicology in sports doping.Join us as we delve into the fascinating and complex world of hair testing, discussing "the kissing defense," the "sex defense," and the challenges of cross-contamination for athletes. In recent...2024-07-1041 min