by Denise Purdie Andrews | Oct 5, 2021 | Announcements
Axis Forensic Toxicology is pleased to be attending the NAME 2021 Annual Meeting later this month in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. Behonick, Axis’ Lab Director and Chief Toxicologist, will be presenting Case Report: Detection of Novel Psychoactive Drugs in the Context...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 23, 2021 | Announcements
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 Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 21, 2021 | Announcements
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 Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 13, 2021 | General
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 Denise Purdie Andrews | Aug 16, 2021 | Drug Classes
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 Denise Purdie Andrews | Aug 2, 2021 | Drug Classes
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...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jul 23, 2021 | Drug Classes
by Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT Synthetic cannabinoids are laboratory synthesized chemicals which bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human body. The JWH series of cannabinoids was developed by Dr. John Huffman at Clemson University. UR-144 is an Abbott Labs...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jul 12, 2021 | Announcements
By Denise Purdie Andrews The life blood of advancing the science of forensic toxicology lies in the academic peer reviewed contributions of the field’s rank-in-file members. A variety of forums exist for a laboratory to share its experiences for the greater good....
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jun 4, 2021 | Announcements
by Denise Purdie Andrews Kevin Shanks will be giving a presentation on synthetic cannabinoids at the meeting of the LTG (London Toxicology Group) on June 18, 2021. He will be speaking alongside colleagues in the field of forensic toxicology from Cuyahoga County (Ohio)...
