The Toxpod

In this episode, we look at 5 recent publications in the field of toxicology.

1. Mogler, L. et al. Phase I metabolism of the recently emerged synthetic cannabinoid CUMYL-PEGACLONE and detection in human urine samples. (2018) Drug Test Anal. 10 (5):886-891
2. Grapp, M. et al. Systematic forensic toxicological analysis by liquid-chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry in serum and comparison to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. (2018) For Sci Int. 287:63-73
3. Roxburgh, A. et al. Accurate Identification of opioid overdose deaths using coronial data. (2018) For Sci Int. 287:40-46
4. Elliott, S. Hernandez-Lopez, E. A series of deaths involving carfentanil in the UK and associated post-mortem blood concentrations. (2018) J Anal Toxicol. 42(4):e41-e45
5. Gundersen, P., et al. Quantification of 21 antihypertensive drugs in serum using UHPLC-MS/MS. (2018) J Chromatogr B. 1089: 84-93

EMCDDA: demystifying the chemistry of synthetic cannabinoids

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In this episode, we talk about the analysis of drugs in hair.

The use of hair as a preferred sample for drug testing has grown in popularity over the last couple of decades. But so too has our understanding of its limitations. What can hair analysis tell us about a person's drug history?

Special thanks to Michaela Kenneally and Marc Grabowski for appearing in this episode.


Peter's recommended hair collection device


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In the very first episode of The Toxpod, we talk about drug degradation.

Where do the drugs go? What do they do when they get there? And how do we find them again? All good questions...

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