Alice Seywright
@aliceseywright.bsky.social
Forensic Toxicologist, cat botherer, picker upper of toys, mushroom paparazza.
•DRDs in Scotland in 2024 ⬇️13% to 1017.
•Most common substance type was opioids (80%) followed by benzos (56%) and cocaine (47%).
•People in the most deprived areas were 12x more like to die of DRD than least deprived (compared to 2x for all causes of death).
www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
•Most common substance type was opioids (80%) followed by benzos (56%) and cocaine (47%).
•People in the most deprived areas were 12x more like to die of DRD than least deprived (compared to 2x for all causes of death).
www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024
Statistics on drug related deaths registered in Scotland.
www.nrscotland.gov.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
•DRDs in Scotland in 2024 ⬇️13% to 1017.
•Most common substance type was opioids (80%) followed by benzos (56%) and cocaine (47%).
•People in the most deprived areas were 12x more like to die of DRD than least deprived (compared to 2x for all causes of death).
www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
•Most common substance type was opioids (80%) followed by benzos (56%) and cocaine (47%).
•People in the most deprived areas were 12x more like to die of DRD than least deprived (compared to 2x for all causes of death).
www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
I can assure you, BBC, the limit for cocaine in blood for driving in Scotland is not, in fact, 10 mg/L. Someone needs a maths class.
August 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can assure you, BBC, the limit for cocaine in blood for driving in Scotland is not, in fact, 10 mg/L. Someone needs a maths class.
It's important to find common ground in the meeting room.
December 4, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It's important to find common ground in the meeting room.
Reposted by Alice Seywright
I've created a starter pack for those in the field. I will try to add more as people join.
go.bsky.app/4T5BbFa
go.bsky.app/4T5BbFa
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I've created a starter pack for those in the field. I will try to add more as people join.
go.bsky.app/4T5BbFa
go.bsky.app/4T5BbFa
The potential for degradation of nitazenes in unpreserved blood. Should we be testing in preserved?
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Identification of 5-aminometonitazene and 5-acetamidometonitazene in a postmortem case: are nitro-nitazenes unstable?
Abstract. In recent years, the use of 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids (‘nitazenes’) has increased with them becoming one of the most prominent synthetic opio
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November 18, 2024 at 8:52 PM
The potential for degradation of nitazenes in unpreserved blood. Should we be testing in preserved?
doi.org/10.1093/jat/...
doi.org/10.1093/jat/...