法醫毒理學英文forensic toxicology)係毒理學法證科學嘅結合,將毒理學上嘅知識用喺法證嗰度。

舉個例說明,例如家陣捉到個吸毒嘅犯,法醫毒理學可以透過檢驗佢嘅或者尿等嘅體液,評估佢體內有啲咩毒素同埋啲毒素嘅濃度,而呢啲資訊可以攞嚟估計個犯係幾時吸食嗰啲毒素嘅-而呢點再加埋有關「個犯喺幾時去過咩地方」嘅資訊,就可以幫到手判斷「個犯係喺邊度攞到啲毒品嘅」,跟住就幫到手追查係邊個喺度賣毒品[1]

  1. Schiller, Jame (2012). Forensic toxicology and DNA profiling. Vicenta Estrada (1st ed.). Delhi: College Publishing House.