title: Forensic Toxicology: An Introduction.
abstract: This article presents an overview of forensic toxicology. The authors describe the three components that make up forensic toxicology: workplace drug testing, postmortem toxicology, and human performance toxicology. Also discussed are the specimens that are tested, the methods used, and how the results are interpreted in this particular discipline.
authors.affiliation: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA; Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratory, Beaumont Laboratories, Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, 3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA. Electronic address: michaelp.smith@beaumont.org.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 East Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Consolidated Laboratory Management Systems, 24555 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USA.
authors.forename: Martin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bluth
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Forensic toxicology; Human performance toxicology; Postmortem toxicology; Workplace drug testing