2021
Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019
Clinton HA, Thangada S, Gill JR, Mirizzi A, Logan SB. Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019. Public Health Reports 2021, 136: 80s-86s. PMID: 34726973, PMCID: PMC8573780, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211042829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsFatal drug overdosesToxicology testingDrug overdosesSynthetic opioidsFentanyl analogsNovel syntheticChief Medical ExaminerNovel synthetic opioidsToxicology resultsConnecticut OfficeTesting panelsStudy periodDeathOpioidsMedical examinersOverdosesToxicology laboratoriesToxicologyTotal occurrenceTestingYearsPrevalence
2016
An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates
Gill J, Vincent G, Toriello A, Nelson L. An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates. Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 114-121. PMID: 31239879, PMCID: PMC6474517, DOI: 10.23907/2016.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin deathsOpiate intoxicationIllicit substancesDeath certificate dataMajority of deathsPublic health agenciesHeroin fatalitiesMorphine intoxicationSpecific intoxicantsDrug intoxicationToxicology resultsDeath certificatesMorphine concentrationsCertificate dataPrevention strategiesToxicology reportsFatal intoxicationHealth agenciesIntoxicationToxicology testingDeathStudy sampleToxicological analysisToxicological investigationsScene investigation