FTCoE Posts New 2019 NIJ R&D Podcast Episode: Just Screening Blood & Urine

In Episode 5 of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Rebecca Wagner, a researcher at the Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences in Richmond, about a comparison of two validated LC/MS methods for the quantitative analysis of opioids, cocaine and cocaine metabolites in biological matrices. 

Since 2012, Virginia has seen a 191-percent increase in the number of reported opioids results and a 1,439-percent increase in the number of reported fentanyl results for death investigations. With these emerging drug trends on the rise, DFS is searching for new ways to improve DUI and post-mortem toxicological screening. Listen in at https://forensiccoe.org/just-science-podcast/ as Dr. Wagner discusses confirmation testing, sample conservation and the development of new analytical methods.