Principles and Procedures in Forensic Toxicology

1. Postmortem toxicology, more recently referred to as death investigation toxicology. 2. Behavioral or human performance toxicology, which concerns a. Impaired driving as a result of alcohol and/or drugs consumption. b. Drug-facilitated sexual assault cases. c. Doping control. Screening of athletes for performance-enhancing substances is monitored by the World Anti-Doping Agency. In this category must be included equine and canine toxicology testing, because entire laboratories are dedicated to this specific purpose. 3. Forensic workplace drug testing or drug urinalysis, which is performed as a preemployment and/or random monitoring of employees for illicit drugs or courtordered testing of convicted drug offenders.