MDMA / Molly: Use & Effects
Referred to as ecstasy, the love drug, lover’s speed, X, and Molly (short for molecule), this drug can be used in powder form for snorting or smoking; or most commonly through oral ingestion as a capsule, pill or through parachuting. Parachuting involves wrapping the substance in a pouch; swallowing the pouch; and allowing for slow […]
MDMA / Molly: Overview
The substance, 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) was first synthesized in Germany in the early 1900s by Merck and Co. At that time there was no defined medical use for the product. Through time studies began to show that this substance produced feelings of empathy, peacefulness and heightened senses of love and trust. Thus, health professionals began […]
DUI: What should you ask the phlebotomist?
Our Blood Draw Trial Questions are now available for purchase on our Square Marketplace. Click here to preview and purchase. The document is 9 pages long and includes questions on Hemolysis; Equipment Used; Medical History; Preparation of the Site; and Drawing and Transferring Blood. You will receive it via email within 24 hours (usually within […]
Check it out! DUI Med Defense Tool
DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. $10.00 for 3 double sided pages laminated Preview and purchase online here. A checklist tool for use when interviewing a defendant to help determine if any medical conditions affected his/her ability to drive, and what records to SDT. —->Diabetes, Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD), Seizures, and Heart Conditions all covered.
DUI Blood Draws: Legal Implications
Make sure you check out the post about our DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. Our wonderful story goes on to describe some things about the physical environment where the blood draw is to take place. First, we find that Suzy has found herself in a dimly lit location. Let’s think about that for a minute. […]
DUI Blood Draws: Issues relating to prep
Make sure you check out the post about our DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. Last week’s post held a work of fiction will bring a smile of recognition to anyone involved in the sometimes gritty business of DUI prosecution; I hope that it was at least somewhat entertaining and not too far from the mark. But […]
DUI Blood Draws: Case Scenario
Make sure you check out the post about our DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. The following story is fictional and should not be interpreted as reflective of any actual case: My girlfriend and I had been having a smoke after our “extended” lunch break. Hopefully the boss wouldn’t notice that we were coming off lunch break […]
DUI Blood Draws: Why “Medically Approved” is important
Make sure you check out the post about our DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. The topic of blood sampling for purposes of blood alcohol determination is relevant to the legal community on a number of levels. Case law has provided the basis for not only legal precedents in “Driving Under the Influence” (DUI) litigation, but […]
