We are pleased to announce that an Axis Forensic Toxicology subject matter expert has been appointed to a new Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) standing committee. Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT has joined SOFT’s newly formed Postmortem Toxicology committee,...
By Phil Roberts, CEO This week we join fellow forensic scientists across the county in observance of National Forensic Science Week! What a wonderful opportunity to… Recognize the important role medical examiners, coroners, pathologists, death investigators, forensic...
by Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Postmortem redistribution (PMR) is the phenomenon that occurs in blood drug concentrations after death as drug from anatomic sites of high drug concentration (e.g. organs such as the liver, lungs, and heart (myocardium)) is released to...
by Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a genus of annual flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae, and consists of the species, Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. The plants are native to Eastern Asia, but are cultivated all over...
by Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Note: This is an excerpt of a presentation given to the LTG (London Toxicology Group) in June 2021. Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA) are laboratory synthesized chemicals which bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human...
