NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence Offers Webinar Series on the Opioid Crisis

Rates of opioid use and misuse have reached epidemic proportions and are impacting many aspects of both criminal justice and forensic science programs. The NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence offers a webinar series that brings a multifaceted perspective to how diverse criminal justice disciplines are addressing these challenges; sharing their knowledge; and advancing science, technology and law.
Two events are scheduled for October:

• Making the Case for Prevention: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1-2 p.m.
• Strategies & Considerations for Trace Detection of Fentalogs, Thursday, Oct. 26, 1-2 p.m.

Webinars from earlier in the series have been archived and can be retrieved from the FTCoE website. They include:

• Dreamland: Sam Quinones Explores America's Opiate Epidemic.
• Fentalogs – Pharmacology, Toxicology & Analytical Approaches.
• Identify Synthetic Opiates Using Ambient Ionization TOF-MS.
• Opioids and the Drain on Laboratory Resources.
• Opioid Substances: A Threat to Animal Welfare & Safety.
• Opioids and Death Investigation: A "Perfect Storm."

To register for an upcoming event or retrieve an archived one, visit https://forensiccoe.org/webinar/opioid-crisis-a-public-health-enemy-webinar-series/