Forensic entomology is the discipline of forensic science that uses insects as tools in criminal investigations. In many instances, insects serve as physical and trace evidence associated with a violent crime. The most familiar example are necrophagous fly larvae that feed on human remains. An understanding of the development of the species present can lead to an estimation of the postmortem interval. Sometimes insects are the only available resource for making decisions on when the decedent may have died, if the body has moved from another location, or performing supplemental testing such toxicological or DNA analysis. In the latter example, fly larvae function as surrogates for human tissues....

Xylazine is increasingly being encountered along with fentanyl in the illicit opioid supply and its contribution to cause of death is often in dispute. This presentation will review the pharmacology and toxicology of xylazine and provide a current review of CFSRE and NMS Labs drug positivity data and the impact this adulterant is having on drug using subjects....

CFSRE’s NPS Discovery is an open-access drug early warning system (EWS) operating in the United States. NPS Discovery’s evidence-based approach leads the development of high impact reports for real-time action. We are working in collaboration with public health and public safety agencies to rapidly identify emerging drugs associated with intoxications, adverse events, and fatalities....

CFSRE’s NPS Discovery is an open-access drug early warning system (EWS) operating in the United States. NPS Discovery’s evidence-based approach leads the development of high impact reports for real-time action. We are working in collaboration with public health and public safety agencies to rapidly identify emerging drugs associated with intoxications, adverse events, and fatalities....

CFSRE’s NPS Discovery is an open-access drug early warning system (EWS) operating in the United States. NPS Discovery’s evidence-based approach leads the development of high impact reports for real-time action. We are working in collaboration with public health and public safety agencies to rapidly identify emerging drugs associated with intoxications, adverse events, and fatalities....

CFSRE’s NPS Discovery is an open-access drug early warning system (EWS) operating in the United States. NPS Discovery’s evidence-based approach leads the development of high impact reports for real-time action. We are working in collaboration with public health and public safety agencies to rapidly identify emerging drugs associated with intoxications, adverse events, and fatalities....