Chapter 2: Opiates
This chapter includes the interactive presentation which covers the following subtopics linked to opiates: historical uses, structures, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, metabolites in biological fluids. A case from the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) highlights the Drug Recognition Expert Rolling logs and toxicologist report when evaluating opiates.
The podcast is a combination of current news and practical challenges on the topic of opiates in forensic science, in addition to highlights from several CanLII cases where this class of drugs played an integral role.
Interactive Presentation
Please use the navigation arrows located at the bottom centre of the presentation window to move through the 71 slides in this interactive presentation.
There are also 6 questions throughout the presentation, which you will receive immediate feedback on and can retry multiple times.
Slides: Module I Ch 2 Opiates
Podcast
In this podcast episode (27:01), Dr. Sanela Martic discusses the toxicology of opiates involved in actual forensic cases.
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Audio Transcript
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