CFSRE Director Dr. Alex Krotulski attended the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting last week in Washington, DC. ACMT is a primary collaborator of our NPS Discovery @ CFSRE program. For more information: cfsre.org/nps-discovery/…

🍄New #ThePoisonLab Alert! 🎙️ Ryan Ryan Feldman (empoisonpharmd.bsky.social) tackles novel psychoactives with Dr. Alex Krotulski Alex J Krotulski, PhD of CFSRE. Bromazolam to nitazenes, discover what's hiding in drug supplies and patients. 💊 Listen👉shorturl.at/kqstG or on any podcast platform!

Can paper currency serve as a useful substrate for surveillance of drug trends? Hewes et al. (incl. Donna Papsun, Barry K Logan 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ & Alex J Krotulski, PhD) determined if fentanyl and other substances were present on US paper currency💵using LC–QQQ-MS. Read it all➡️bit.ly/3ylQdhI

🚨 Public Alert: Medetomidine Rapidly Proliferating Across USA — Implicated In Recreational Opioid Drug Supply & Causing Overdose Outbreaks 📣 “Recent mass overdose outbreaks in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, & Chicago… associated with medetomidine” ‼️⬇️ 🔗: cfsre.org/nps-discovery/…

"These are very complex drug products. You’ve got #fentanyl adulterated with #xylazine that now also contains #medetomidine," Alex J Krotulski, PhD. Xylazine and medetomidine don't respond to #naloxone, the medication used to reverse most fentanyl overdoses. npr.org/2024/05/31/nx-…

The seventh #JFS #ForensicLabTalks seminar has a NEW live broadcast date! Dr. Alex J Krotulski, PhD will now be presenting on the “Analytical Characterization of Emerging Drugs,” on July 10. Learn more: aafs.org/article/jfs-an…

Now #openaccess in ArchToxicol: ⚠️ Important paper by Liam DeVrieze (his first 1st author paper 👏), et al., on emerging #nitazenes: 👉 pharmacology data (βarr2 & cAMP) 👉 85 (!) forensic cases (64 🇺🇸, 10 🇨🇦, 11 🇬🇧). 🤝 Yet another 💪 collaboration with CFSRE NPS Discovery @ CFSRE. 👇

Our latest Reuters Investigates visual story explores the chemistry behind fentanyl. It’s a big topic to cover! We put in months of reporting considering every detail weaving graphics & text. 👇Here’s a glimpse of how we made it @ReutersGraphic reut.rs/3YilgWE -1/7

📣 Registration is open for our NPS Discovery: 2024 Novel Synthetic Drugs Threat Symposium ‼️ 🗓️ November 11 to 13, 2024 📍 Philadelphia, PA, USA 👤 In-person and online 📰 Download Flyer: cfsre.org/images/NPS_Sym… 🎟️ Visit Registration Page: cfsre.org/education/cont…

In this Viewpoint Joseph Palamar and Alex J Krotulski, PhD discuss the spread of medetomidine in the US illicit opioid market and the need for monitoring and a public health response. ja.ma/47b69AJ

💥 The thrilling speaker lineup is set for our NPS Discovery: 2024 Novel Synthetic Drugs Threat Symposium ‼️ 🗓️ November 11-13, 2024 📍 Philadelphia, PA, USA 👤 In-person and online 📰 Download Flyer: cfsre.org/images/NPS_Sym… 🎟️ Visit Registration Page: cfsre.org/education/cont…

Congratulations to Fellow, Alex J Krotulski, PhD in receiving the 2025 Outstanding Early Career Achievement in Forensic Science Award. Dr. Krotulski serves as the Director of Forensic Toxicology and Chemistry at CFSRE and the Program Manager for NPS Discovery: aafs.org/article/alex-k…

In this Viewpoint Joseph Palamar and Alex J Krotulski, PhD discuss the spread of medetomidine in the US illicit opioid market and the need for monitoring and a public health response. ja.ma/3Ah6kP1

HOLY SHIT COOOOOOPER DEJEAN WITH A PICK-6 THE EXCITING WHITES HAVE ARRIVED IN NOLA

THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

“It takes a team” couldn’t be more accurate for how this played out. 🦅🦅🦅

A special night for Philly 💚🏆 #SBLIX

🚨Public Alert: An Update on the Presence of BTMPS in the Drug Supply and the Discovery of Tetramethylfentanyl-Related Substances 📣 The discovery of these novel substances with ties to BTMPS and fentanyl production has sparked new explorations. ⬇️ 🔗: cfsre.org/nps-discovery/…

Exciting new international collab on new synthetic cannabinoid production from tail-less precursors with findings from a clandestine lab, seizures, and CB1 activity! Chiron by ZeptoMetrix Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science NPS Discovery @ CFSRE Christophe Stove Craig Mckenzie Alex J Krotulski, PhD Victoria Marland doi.org/10.1007/s00204…

Home game win 😏🏁