The purpose of this blog post is to take a look at some of our data regarding nitazene detections. For some background on nitazene compounds, take a look at our blog post of June 9, 2022 titled Drug Primer: Nitazenes. As a reminder, nitazenes are a structurally...
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Drug Primer: Nitazenes
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT Over the last several years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has moved to ban various newly emerged illicit opioids as Schedule I controlled substances. From 2015-2017, they controlled 19 fentanyl analogs and other opioids. In...
Nitazene Analog Panel Coming Soon
Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continual improvement, to provide the most relevant panels and tests in the industry, our products are periodically updated as new compounds emerge and older compounds cease to be relevant over the years. It is with that goal in...
Axis Experts Present at AAFS, February 2025
In mid-February 2025, two Forensic Toxicologists from Axis, Stuart Kurtz and Laureen Marinetti, attended the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting. While there, Stuart presented Axis’s data on nitazenes and Laureen presented Axis’s data on drug...
Axis Offers Training Opportunities for Forensic Pathology Medicine Fellows
By Kevin G. Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Axis Forensic Toxicology prides itself in its ability and willingness to provide continuing education and training for our forensic toxicology clients. One of these educational avenues is the Axis forensic medicine fellow training...
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Testing
By Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT To quantify or not? That is the question. If you regularly read forensic toxicology reports, then you know laboratory tests can be qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative tests only provide a positive/present or negative result. ...
Axis Offers Training Opportunities for Forensic Pathology Medicine Fellows
By Kevin G. Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Axis Forensic Toxicology prides itself in its ability and willingness to provide continuing education and training for our forensic toxicology clients. One of these educational avenues is the Axis forensic medicine fellow training...
Poster Presentation: Examination of Several Cases of Mitragynine Toxicity Resulting in Death From 2020-2023
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT, This past October, I travelled to the annual meeting for the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) with our CEO, Phil Roberts, in San José, CA. While there, we had the pleasure of meeting with several of you and discussing how to...
A Closer Look at the Novel Emerging Compounds Panel: AP-237 and Brorphine
By Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT As mentioned in previous blog posts, novel psychoactive substances (NPS) come in different varieties and the Novel Emerging Compounds (NEC) Panel offered by Axis Forensic Toxicology helps to detect the most newly emerged NPS on the...