Did you know that TIAFT presidents have a synergistic effect? Recorded live at the TIAFT 60th Jubilee in London, this panel discussion hosted by Nikolas Lemos features a bunch of former TIAFT presidents giving their perspectives on a wide range of issues facing forensic toxicologists. Thanks to all for participating, and here's to the next 60 years!

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• Michael Evans-Brown, EMCDDA
• Conor Crean, UNODC
• Alex Krotulski, CFSRE

These updates will be a regular part of our podcast schedule, letting you know about recent developments in NPS markets, detection and harms. In this episode we discuss an increasing trend of xylazine in fentanyl supplies, the recent scheduling of some NPS by the United Nations, and the emergence of semi-synthetic cannabinoids including HHC.

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We'll be previewing issues of the TIAFT Bulletin as they are released each quarter.

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.

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The 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.

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We look at 5 recent publications in the field of toxicology.

1. Palm, E. et al.  Machine learning for absolute quantification of unidentified compounds in non-targeted LC/HRMS. (2022) Molecules, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27031013.
2. Bishop-Freeman, S. et al.  Melatonin supplementation in undetermined pediatric deaths. (2022) Journal of Analytical Toxicology,  https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkac033.
3. Flament, E. et al. Determination of orellanine in human biological matrices using liquid chromatograph with high-resolution mass spectrometry detection: A validated method applied to suspected poisoning cases. (2023) Journal of Analytical Toxicology,  https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkac018
4. Wang, Y. et al.  Operation of the anti-doping laboratory for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (2022) Drug Testing and Analysis, DOI: 10.1002/dta.3384. 
5. Otsuka, M. et al.  Analysis of degradation products of Novichok agents in human urine by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. (2022) Forensic Toxicology,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-022-00656-4.

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The 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.

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We'll be previewing issues of the TIAFT Bulletin as they are released each quarter.

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.

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Keeping 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, EMCDDA
• Conor Crean, UNODC
• Alex Krotulski, CFSRE

These updates will be a regular part of our podcast schedule, letting you know about recent developments in NPS markets, detection and harms. In this episode we discuss the recently released UNODC report on Current NPS Threats, as well as benzodiazepine trends and the importance of Drug Checking programs.

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At the TIAFT2022 conference in Versailles, Peter caught up with a few fellow toxicologists:
Michael Scholz (Switzerland), Brigitte Desharnais (Canada), Svante Vikingsson (USA), and Jean-Claude Alvarez (France).

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TIAFT meetings are back! Peter is joined on stage in Versailles by Sarah Wille (Belgium), Rebecca Hartman (USA) and Jennifer Schumann (Australia) to discuss what's hot and what's not in the field of toxicology.


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The 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.

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We look at 5 recent publications in the field of toxicology.

1. Huen-Yin Tang M, et al.  Ropinirole metabolite mimics a new psychoactive substance (4-HO-MET) in LC-MS/MS. (2022) Forensic Science International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111151.
2. Shang, Q. et al.  Multi-extraction system with identical supported semi-liquid membrane: Enhanced stability for coextraction of acidic and basic drugs. (2022) Talanta,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123485.
3. Khan, T.  Kamini, a little recognised source of illicit opioid: A case series of 12 patients. (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review,  DOI: 10.1111/dar.13475. 
4. Trigg, S.  The alprazolam analogue 4’-chloro deschloroalprazolam identified in seized capsules. (2022) Drug Testing and Analysis, DOI: 10.1002/dta.3325. 
5. Brooks-Lim, E.  Fatal ingestion of Taxus baccata: English yew. (2022) Journal of Forensic Sciences,  DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14941.

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The 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!

We'll be previewing issues of the TIAFT Bulletin as they are released each quarter.

Special thanks to Jennifer Schumann and Sarah Wille, editors of the TIAFT Bulletin. For more information on the Bulletin, including how to submit content, click here.

Contact us at [email protected]

Find out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.org

The 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.

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