Deputy coroners who respond to death scenes learn to spot the signs of an opioid overdose, but their trained assessment isn't enough to certify a cause of death. There needs to be proof. Proving the ...

The growing number, complexity and safety requirements of drug cases submitted for testing to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science is creating a backlog for the department, which is requiring ...

Service members are now being tested for fentanyl and norfentanyl during random urine tests, the Department of Defense announced recently. After seeing increased use of the synthetic opioid pain ...

Drugs, both legal and illegal, cause millions of cases of severe intoxication every year, leading to health complications and even fatalities. Often, they are also implicated in violent and sexual ...

FORT BENNING, GA - For the third time this decade, Fort Benning's Army Substance Abuse Program has won the Army's Installation Biochemical Test Coordinator of the Year award. SFC(R) Penny Carter, Fort ...

The Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, or HQ AFDTL, conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 30 to officially open the doors of its new facility. HQ AFDTL is the only forensic toxicology ...

The Corps is working to ensure reports of positive drug tests that have not made their way to DoD CAF are appropriately reported. (Cpl. Daniel A. Wulz/Marine Corps) A Navy audit that concluded in 2017 ...