Forensic and Clinical Toxicology

Forensic toxicology involves the use of toxicology for the purposes of the law. It is considered a hybrid of analytical chemistry and fundamental toxicology. This may include endeavors such as urine testing to detect drug use, regulatory toxicology, occupational disease and identification of causative agents causing death or injury in humans and animals. Clinical toxicology employs methods and instrumentation similar to those used in forensic toxicology. The basic goals here are to remove unabsorbed material, limit the further absorption of toxicant, hasten toxicant elimination and reverse or relieve the effects of the toxicant.