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ToxTime: The Detection of Fentanyl in Hair Specimens

Showing: November 2021

30Nov

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The Detection of Fentanyl in Hair Specimens

Joseph Jones, Ph.D., NRCC-TC, Chief Operating Officer at USDTL discusses the toxicology of fentanyl in hair specimens followed by a brief Q&A.

As innovators in substance abuse toxicology, USDTL has been testing for fentanyl in hair specimens for over a decade, well before it was a mainstream drug of abuse. In this webinar, we share with you what we have learned about the dangers of fentanyl specifically, and the trends we have seen to help you understand why testing in hair specimens is beneficial.

What You’ll Learn

  • Why fentanyl is so dangerous compared to other opioids
  • Relevant data and case report overview
  • Fentanyl trends in hair specimens at USDTL
  • And more…

Click Here to Watch the Webinar.

03Nov

ToxTime: Detecting Illicit Fentanyl in Newborns

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Detecting Illicit Fentanyl in Newborns

Joseph Jones, Ph.D., NRCC-TC, Chief Operating Officer at USDTL discusses the toxicology of fentanyl in newborn umbilical cord tissue followed by a brief Q&A.

What You’ll Learn

  • The advantages of using umbilical cord tissue for newborn toxicology.
  • Does hospital-administered fentanyl show as positive at the 500 pg/g cutoff?
  • What trends are we seeing with fentanyl in umbilical cord at USDTL?
  • And more…

If you sign in and attend live, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance following the Webinar!
A recording will be made available for all registrants.

Click Here for the On-Demand Link to the Webinar.

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Understanding Toxicology Reports: Confirmations, Cutoffs, and the Quantitative Values

 Joseph Jones, Ph.D., NRCC-TC, Chief Operating Officer at USDTL discusses confirmations, cutoffs, and quantitative values followed by a brief Q&A.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll get answers to the following questions:

  • Why is Confirmation Testing so Important?
  • Qualitative vs Quantitative: What does it mean?
  • What Are Cutoff Levels and Why do we Have Them?
  • What Does the Quantitative Result on my Report Mean?
  • And more…

Click Here for the On-Demand Link to the Webinar.

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