As a Michigan company, Western Slope Laboratory tends to follow local news and headlines. Like many areas in the United States, there has been such an impact on parents, schools, and health systems by designer drugs like Spice, K2, and bath salts. Western Slope has tested for these compounds in Read More
Archives for January 2014
Krokodil (Desomorphine)
ToxTalk, the Society of Forensic Toxicologist newsletter, recently had an article on krokodil. Krokodil is a street drug developed in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s. Krokodil is a derivative of morphine called desomorphine. The use of desomorphine has reached the United States according to Read More
SWGTOX Personnel Guidelines
The Scientific Working Group for Toxicology (SWGTOX) has released their proposed guidelines for the requirements for training, education, continuing education, and certification. These SWGTOX personnel guidelines are for all laboratory personnel and will be the standard by which persons in the Read More