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DrugImpairment.com wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and restful Thanksgiving! Every day we are thankful for our members, our instructors, and everyone that is part of this rewarding field. Enjoy the day!

Call for Posters! ??? Current Trends in Seized Drugs Symposium When: January 13th – 17th, 2025 from 8:45am - 12pm ET each day Poster submission is now open for this year’s event. All submissions are welcome even if they have previously been presented elsewhere. Authors need not be present during the week but if selected, have the option of providing a video to accompany their submission. Thanks to the generosity of the CFSRE, this year there will be a $100 award for the best student poster. In addition, the winner of the student poster award will have the opportunity to present their work live during the symposium. ?? Complete the Abstract Submission Form at https://lnkd.in/egGugJKh no later than 5:00pm EST on Friday November 22nd 2024 to be considered for this year’s event. We look forward to seeing you there!!??

? NEW COURSE ALERT! ? We are happy to announce that our new course "Alcohol Pharmacodynamics: Courtroom Testimony" is now available on our site! Toxicologists, DREs, and police officers are frequently asked to testify on cases where alcohol is involved, so it's key to understand the pharmacodynamics involved. The instructor for this course, Dr. Curt Harper, goes into detail on the Dubowski table (pictured below), which correlates blood alcohol levels with the internal and external changes in the body and mind. He explains how the table has evolved over time and how to properly apply it to real cases. This allows learners to testify about both the abilities and limitations of the table in relation to forensic cases. Have a wonderful time learning!?

We are less than 2 months away from 2025, and DrugImpairment.com is the perfect place to get ahead of your continuing education requirements for the year. Our site has a multitude of ABFT-certified courses ready for on demand learning at any time anywhere. We know that life and work can be hectic, and we are here to make your CE requirement as easy as possible. We specialize in convenience! DrugImpairment.com would love to be part of your 2025. Join here now -->?https://lnkd.in/ebyf4dC2

Monday Course of the Week! This week, we highlight the 4th course in our Core Concepts Series all about Cannabinoids. As this drug is immensely popular and one of the top drugs detected in forensic labs, it tops our list of most relevant videos on our site. This series will explore the effects of THC on the brain, its effects on driving, and how those can be important for forensic cases. The esteemed Dr. Marilyn Huestis explains the pharmacology of cannabinoids with its distribution and metabolism in wonderful detail. Dr. Erin Karschner helps us understand the interpretation/considerations taken with cannabinoids, and Sharon Kelley, PhD outlines the clinical effects of both naturally occurring cannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids. We are excited for you to learn from this critically important course!?

Very exciting that the NASID Conference begins next Monday, November 18th in Arlington, Virginia! If you're attending, we are so happy that you will have the pleasure of hearing from some of the top experts in the field of impairment. Soak it all in, take lots of notes, and use the knowledge gained so that we can continue to improve our field, one conference at a time. We can't wait to see you there!

This week, we highlight the 3rd course from our Core Concepts Series that instructs on the forensic toxicology, pharmacology, and clinical toxicology of an incredibly prolific class of drugs: opioids. Opioids is an umbrella term encompassing all natural, synthetic, and semi-synthetic compounds that bind to the opioid receptors in the brain. This term encompasses 1. naturally-occurring opiates like morphine and codeine 2. semi-synthetic compounds like hydrocodone and oxycodone 3. completely synthetic compounds like methadone and fentanyl As you explore this course, you'll learn about opioids' mechanism of action, how to identify these compounds in a laboratory, and the characteristics of many different opioids that make them unique from each other. We hope you enjoy this fabulous series!?

The official countdown to Thanksgiving is 16 days, and here at DrugImpairment.com we have so much to be thankful for. We are especially thankful for ?? You! Our fantastic members! ?? Our fabulous instructors that provide our world-class content ?? The supportive drug impairment professional community ?? An amazing year of learning and growing together Not a member yet? Join here now: https://lnkd.in/ebyf4dC2

This week's course of the week is Course 2: Dissociative Anesthetics from our Core Concepts Series! In this course, members will learn about the forensic toxicology, the pharmacology, and the clinical toxicology of dissociative anesthetics. The forensic toxicology lesson will cover their mechanism of action and the major dissociative anesthetics seen in casework-- PCP, dextromethorphan, and ketamine. The pharmacology video will discuss the therapeutic uses of dissociative anesthetics, the most common use for this drug class. Last, the clinical toxicology course will cover the pharmacokinetics of dissociative anesthetics and clinical manifestations of the class. Added bonus: This course is certified CE credits by ABFT! Register today to take this course ???https://lnkd.in/g9ie7NrQ

Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and toxicologist testimony are important components that prosecutors rely on when presenting their cases to juries, but their testimonies are highly contested and frequently challenged. Join us at #NASIDconf24 as Susan Ringer, Ashley Schluck and Erin Inman dive into this topic and more: https://bit.ly/3TSfnNc