Bill Krick (left) and Noel Stanton in the WSLH Chemical Emergency Response lab.
In 2018 more than 300 people in multiple states experienced life-threatening uncontrolled bleeding and 8 people died. The cause – synthetic cannabinoids laced with brodifacoum, a very potent rat poison.
The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s response to this outbreak and the development of a quantitative test by WSLH Chemical Emergency Response Unit Chemists Bill Krick and Erin Meinholz is the focus of a “Lab Culture” podcast from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).
Listen here — http://www.aphlblog.org/lab-culture-extra-wisconsin-state-lab-developed-test-brodifacoum-matters/
More information about this event – Webinar: Fake Dope and Rat Poison – Bleeding Disorders Associated with the use of Synthetic Marijuana in WI