Browsing Institutt for klinisk og molekylær medisin by Journals "Forensic Science International"
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Differences in combinations and concentrations of drugs of abuse in fatal intoxication and driving under the influence cases
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background In toxicology, international classification systems focus on single intoxicants as the cause of death. It is, however, well known that very few drug related deaths are caused by a single substance and that ... -
Factors associated with trace evidence analyses and DNA findings among police reported cases of rape
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between victim, suspect and assault characteristics and (1) forensic analysis of trace evidence, (2) detection of spermatozoa and (3) DNA match in police-reported ... -
Post mortem tissue distribution of quetiapine in forensic autopsies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The antipsychotic drug quetiapine is widely used, and increasingly prescribed off-label. Furthermore, quetiapine use has been linked to increased mortality rates, most likely due to a range of cardiovascular and metabolic ... -
Retrospective screening of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines in data files from forensic post mortem samples analyzed by UHLC-QTOF-MS from 2014 to 2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The introduction of new psychoactive substances (NPS) on the illicit drug market has led to major challenges for the analytical laboratories. Keeping screening methods up to date with all relevant drugs is hard to achieve ... -
Trends in forensic autopsy rates in Central Norway during the period 2007–2017: Can media attention impact autopsy practices?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The knowledge base regarding the frequency of forensic autopsies is limited. A Norwegian study investigated the practice of forensic autopsies in two neighbouring counties in Central Norway, Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag, ...