Publications

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

May 1, 2025

Overdoses Involving Medetomidine Mixed with Opioids — Chicago, Illinois, May 2024

Amy Nham, John N. Le, Shawn A. Thomas, Kimberly Gressick, Emily N. Ussery, Jean Y. Ko, R. Matt Gladden, Christina Mikosz, Joshua G. Schier, Alana Vivolo-Kantor, Maria Fiorillo, McKenna McMaster, Darlene Nolasco Magana, Livia Verklan-McInnes, Michael Wahl, Taylor Wood, Axel Adams, Alex Krotulski, Jordan Trecki, Ross Ellison, Roy Gerona, Ponni Arunkumar, Mojde Mir, Leslie M. Wise, Emma Betancourt, Kathleen Monty, Jhoanna Gulmatico, Angie Pojas, Ruchi Fitzgerald, Miao Hua

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

April 23, 2025

North America Laboratory Survey Data for Drug Testing in Drug Impaired Driving and Traffic Fatality Investigations

JAmanda L D'Orazio, Amanda L A Mohr, Ayako Chan-Hosokawa, Curt Harper, Marilyn A Huestis, Sarah Kerrigan, Jennifer F Limoges, Amy K Miles, Colleen E Scarneo, Karen S Scott, Barry K Logan

April 20, 2025

Tusi use among the New York City nightclub-attending population

Joseph J Palamar, Nina Abukahok, Patricia Acosta, Alex J Krotulski, Sara E Walton, Brianna Stang, Charles M Cleland

Addiction

March 30, 2025

Kratom Cardiotoxicity: A Case Report of Reversible Brugada Pattern and QTc Prolongation

Andrew Miller, Alex Krotulski, Sara Walton, Anna Dulaney, Aaron Frolichstein, Haley Dusek, Christine Murphy

JACC Case Reports

March 24, 2025

Forensic Insights from Shotgun Metagenomics: Tracing Microbial Exchange during Sexual Intercourse

Mirna Ghemrawi, Andrea Ramírez Torres, Michael Netherland Jr., Ying Wang, Nur A. Hasan, Bassam El-Fahmawi, George Duncan, Bruce McCord

March 18, 2025

An Outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid-Adulterated Tianeptine Products in New Jersey – Case Series

Counts CJ, Spadaro AV, Cerbini TA, Krotulski AJ, Walton SE, Greller HA, Nelson LS, Ruck BE, Hung O, Logan BK, Calello DP

Journal of Medical Toxicology