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Toxicology Laboratory Updates

Dr. Fiona Couper, State Toxicologist Brian Capron, Supervisor/Forensic Toxicologist. Toxicology Laboratory Updates. DRE In-Service, March 2010. General stats. # Drugs found per DRE case. Most frequent drugs – top 10. Note: Ethanol detected in 82 cases in 2009; 80 cases in 2008).

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Toxicology Laboratory Updates

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  1. Dr. Fiona Couper, State ToxicologistBrian Capron, Supervisor/Forensic Toxicologist Toxicology LaboratoryUpdates DRE In-Service, March 2010

  2. General stats

  3. # Drugs found per DRE case

  4. Most frequent drugs – top 10 Note: Ethanol detected in 82 cases in 2009; 80 cases in 2008)

  5. Most frequent drugs – top 20

  6. Odds and Ends • Drugs we do not routinely look for: • Aripiprazole, GHB, Risperidone, Ziprasidone, LSD, Buprenorphine, Mushrooms • Don’t routinely report out: • Caffeine, EME, EDDP, nicotine • Accreditation concerns • We now have to confirm all drugs (i.e. 2nd test) • We now have strict Limits of Quantitation (LOQ’s)

  7. Paperwork & Tox Reports • Paperwork • Please send in Face Sheets and include any/all drugs • Enter correct agency contact information • Proposed changes to Tox Reports • New LIMS system • Will list all analyst(s) who did testing • Will provide information on which drugs/classes we actually tested for, even if it’s negative

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