A5101413559- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2015-2023
Abstract Background The North American opioid overdose crisis is driven in large part by the presence of unknown psychoactive adulterants dynamic, unregulated drug supply. We herein report first detection veterinary compound xylazine Toronto, largest urban center Canada, city’s checking service. Methods Toronto’s Drug Checking Service launched October 2019. Between then and February 2021, 2263 samples were submitted for analysis. service offered voluntarily at harm reduction agencies that...
Abstract Background The overdose crisis has generated innovative harm reduction and drug market monitoring strategies. In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a multi-site checking service (DCS) pilot project was launched in October 2019. provides people who use drugs with information on the chemical composition of their substances, thereby increasing capacity to make more informed decisions about avoid overdose. DCS also real-time identify trends unregulated supply. Methods Sample data were obtained...
Carfentanil is one of the most potent synthetic opioids ever developed, with an estimated analgesic potency approximately 20-100 times that fentanyl and 10,000 morphine. has been appearing in illicit drug supply many regions linked to fatal overdose events. A subset 59 street samples obtained Victoria, B.C., were confirmed contain carfentanil analyzed by mass spectrometry for this study. quantitation paper spray ranged from 0.05 2.95 w/w% (median = 0.32%) original sample. Paper analysis also...
Solanum torvum berries, known as susumber or turkey are prepared part of traditional Jamaican dishes usually served with cod and rice. Poisoning is rare. Although toxic compounds have never been definitively isolated, previous reports suggest toxicity results from inhibition acetylcholinesterases. We present a case berry poisoning detailed electromyographic studies laboratory analysis.A 54-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining vision, speech, gait changes;...
Abstract Background The opioid overdose crisis has generated innovative harm reduction and drug market monitoring strategies. In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a multi-site checking service (DCS) pilot project was launched in October 2019. provides people who use drugs with information on the chemical composition of their substances, thereby increasing capacity to make more informed decisions about avoid overdose. DCS also real-time identify trends unregulated supply. Methods Sample data were...