Publications

June 23, 2025

Saliva detection of the cannabinoids tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA-A) and cannabinol (CBN) among nightclub attendees in New York City, 2024

Nora Satybaldiyeva, Kevin H. Yang, Alex J. Krotulski, Sara E. Walton, Brianna Stang, Joseph J. Palamar

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 

May 23, 2025

Tail-less precursors in synthetic cannabinoid production: investigating a clandestine laboratory, seized samples, and CB1 activity

Manuela Carla Monti, Tobias Rautio, Marie H Deventer, Markus Schläpfer, Johannes Tveit, Alex J Krotulski, Victoria Marland, Robert Reid, Niamh Nic Daeid, Craig McKenzie, Christophe P Stove, Henrik Green, Caitlyn Norman

Archives of Toxicology

May 22, 2025

Clinical characteristics of patients exposed to medetomidine in the illicit opioid drug supply in Philadelphia–a case series

Lauren Murphy, Alex Krotulski, Brendan Hart, Matthew Wong, Rebeccah Overton, Rita McKeever

Clinical Toxicology

May 22, 2025

Local Anesthetics Adulterating the Illicit Fentanyl Supply

Joseph J Palamar, Joshua S DeBord, Alex J Krotulski, Bruce A Goldberger

JAMA Psychiatry

May 21, 2025

Untargeted Poisonings of Southern African Wildlife

Judith Rodriguez Salas, MSFS; Meaghan Drumm, MSFS; Stephen Donovan, PhD; Alana Balogh, BFA; Amanda Mohr, MSFS; and Barry Logan, PhD

May 21, 2025

Identifying the Local Emergence of Medetomidine Through Prehospital Collaborations

Brian Rettger, Brittany P. Chapman, Alex J. Krotulski, Roland Gigliotti, Jyothi Polackal, Deborah Olabisi, John Nguyen, Brian Cotoni, Roland C Merchant, Sara Walton, Barry K. Logan, Patricia M. Martinez, Stacy Weisberg, John P. Broach, Kavita M. Babu

Prehospital Emergency Care

May 8, 2025

Medetomidine Quantitation and Enantiomer Differentiation in Biological Specimens Collected After Fatal and Non-Fatal Opioid Overdoses

Sara E Walton, Brianna N Stang, Sherri Kacinko, Donna M Papsun, Barry K Logan, Alex J Krotulski

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

May 8, 2025

Tranq burn: Exploring the etiology of xylazine-related soft tissue injuries

Daniel Ciccarone, George Karandinos, Alex Krotulski, Jeff Ondocsin, Nicole Holm, Fernando Montero, Max Denn, Christopher Moraff, Sarah Mars

International Journal of Drug Policy

May 5, 2025

Substance Use Monitoring Among People Who Use Drugs Using a Novel Assay to Test Dried Blood Spot Specimens

Kaitlin A Zinsli, Alex J Krotulski, Melissa F Fogarty, Devin Kress, Barry K Logan, Anthony Morgan, Jeremy Beckford, Brandon L Guthrie, Judith I Tsui, Don C Des Jarlais, Sara N Glick, Project NEXUS Survey Group

Substance Use & Misuse

May 2, 2025

From promise to practice: why HRMS has yet to fully revolutionize forensic toxicology

Luke N Rodda, Kayla N Ellefsen, Marie Mardal, Peter Stockham, Andrea, E Steuer, Dani Mata, Alex J Krotulski, Maria Sarkisian

Journal of Analytical Toxicology