Drugs in sport…
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![Tramadol, a synthetic opioid painkilling drug is not banned in sport under World Anti Doping Agency regulations. It is however, rather controversial. Over the past five or so years there have been […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4032015831_5935c6e7ea_b-36x36.jpg "Tramadol – why is it not banned in sport?")
Tramadol – why is it not banned in sport?
Posted on October 19, 2017 | No comments -
![I often get asked why some drugs are banned in sport and others aren’t. Here’s a quick run down and an update on the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List 2018. […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03440-B2-36x36.jpg "Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list")
Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list
Posted on October 2, 2017 | No comments -
![Film Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC03420-B3-36x36.jpg "Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review")
Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No comments
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You said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
Thanks Christiaan, I agree it is a real thing, it looks like China and Mexico have a particular issue, amongst …Christiaan Bartlett on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
The contaminated meat causing clenbuterol positives is a real thing: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2011-10/wada-withdraws-cas-appeal-in-case-of-mexican-footballers but as you say this exoneration maybe only possible because players …Dr Tom Bassindale on Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
20th Feb 17
Thanks Bob, a useful example for our students of the importance of getting it right or holding your hand up …Latest research…
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![Last year I supervised a final year student, Alistair Bucknell, for his research project. We decided to look at the use of drones in forensic investigations and any affect they may […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC07187-B3-36x36.jpg "Drones and Textile Evidence – A guest blog")
Drones and Textile Evidence – A guest blog
Posted on September 14, 2017 | No comments -
![I think it is fair to say I am not unhappy to see the back on 2015 but I am really looking forward to 2016! I found 2015 to be a […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/new-year1-36x36.jpg "Reflecting and moving onwards")
Reflecting and moving onwards
Posted on January 7, 2016 | No comments -
![One year ago I attended a Forensic Science Society meeting about research and wrote the post ‘Forensic Science Research – What Research?‘. That has been one of my most read pages […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/818618_178558112-36x36.jpg "Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013")
Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 comments
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poisons archive
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![Last year I chose the exhumation of Yasser Arafat as one of my stories of the year and promised I would come back to it if further information was given. […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/palestine-115x115.jpg "Yasser Arafat poisoning")
Yasser Arafat poisoning
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsLast year I chose the exhumation of Yasser Arafat as one of my stories of the year and promised I would come back to it if further information was given. […] -
![Watching Breaking Bad last night ‘Heisenberg’ proposed extracting a castor bean and poisoning the crazy drug dealing ‘Tuco’. Is this real and what is the science behind it? What was the […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Ricinus_communis-115x115.jpg "Ricin – the castor bean poison")
Ricin – the castor bean poison
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 6 CommentsWatching Breaking Bad last night ‘Heisenberg’ proposed extracting a castor bean and poisoning the crazy drug dealing ‘Tuco’. Is this real and what is the science behind it? What was the […] -
![Khat is a plant grown in parts of Africa and is chewed for mild stimulant effects. Last week the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs issued a review of khat […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/khat1-115x115.jpg "Khat – a UK legal high")
Khat – a UK legal high
Posted on January 28, 2013 | 4 CommentsKhat is a plant grown in parts of Africa and is chewed for mild stimulant effects. Last week the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs issued a review of khat […] -
![Carbon monoxide is often called a ‘silent killer’, a gas without smell or taste than can accumulate in the blood and cause death. It is an often encountered poison in forensic toxicology. This […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bbq-115x115.jpg "Forensic toxicology and carbon monoxide poisoning")
Forensic toxicology and carbon monoxide poisoning
Posted on January 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsCarbon monoxide is often called a ‘silent killer’, a gas without smell or taste than can accumulate in the blood and cause death. It is an often encountered poison in forensic toxicology. This […]
