Goal of the Forensic Toxicology Special Interest Group (ForTSIG):

The goal of the Forensic Toxicology Special Interest Group (ForTSIG) is to provide a membersí forum for the discussion of ideas and problems as they relate to forensic topics in clinical toxicology. This forum allows members to share their experience and expertise with other members on issues such as analytical challenges, human performance testing, postmortem data interpretation and other areas of forensic interest. Such discussion will provide an increased breadth and depth to the immediately available forensic toxicology knowledge base within AACT as well as foster collaborative research in forensic toxicology.

Activities of the SPIG includes:

1. Organizing periodic symposia on various forensic topics at regional and/or national meetings such as the NACCT
2. Providing a network of experience and expertise on a wide array of forensic toxicology topics
3. Encourage intellectual discussion and scholarly collaboration in forensic toxicology between SIG members
4. Act as a liaison between AACT and forensic organizations on issues relating to forensic toxicology
5. Serve as a professional resource for poison centers in areas of forensic toxicology
6. Provide a mechanism for dissemination of important information regarding forensic toxicology to the AACT as a whole

Forensic Toxicology Books of Interest

Baselt, R. Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, 8th Ed. (2008) Biomedical Publications, Foster City, CA.

Burtis, C. A. and Ashwood, E. R. (eds) Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 3rd Ed. (1999) WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA.

Garriott, J. C. (ed) Garriottís Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, 5th Ed. (2008) Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Inc. Tucson, AZ.

Karch, S. B. Karchís Pathology of Drug Abuse, 4th Ed. (2009) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Karch, S. B. (ed) Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs. (2008) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Karch, S. B. (ed) Forensic Issues in Alcohol Testing. (2008) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Kintz, P. (ed) Analytical and Practical Aspects of Drug Testing in Hair. (2006) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Levine, B.(ed) Principles of Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed. (2003) AACC Press, Washington, DC.

Moffatt, A. C., Osselton, M. D., Widdop, B. (eds) Clarkeís Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Ed. (2004) Pharmaceutical Press, Chicago, IL.

Smith, F. P. (ed) Handbook of Forensic Drug Analysis. (2005) Elsevier Academic Press, Boston, MA.

Forensic Toxicology Journals of Interest
Clinical and Forensic Toxicology
Journal of Forensic Science
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Forensic Science International

Forensic Toxicology Links of Interest:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Society of Forensic Toxicologists

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

University of Florida, Masters in Forensic Toxicology Program

The International Association of Forensic Toxicology

Society of Hair Testing