Description
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are illicit compounds which are often based on structural modifications of traditional illicit substances but with poorly described pathological and toxicological profiles. A growing number of Victorians die from drug related death each year, many of which involve NPS. This project aims to examine the postmortem findings of these cases and correlate with NPS detections to gain a better understanding of the involvement of NPS in sudden and unexpected death.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; toxicology; drugs; new psychoactive substances;
School
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine » Forensic Medicine
Available options
Honours
Time commitment
Full-time
Physical location
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank
Co-supervisors
Dr
Matthew Lynch