The Drug Was Detected in an Overdose Death. Did It Cause the Death?

The Redemption Project, Newsroom TRP, and Brandon Burley

Jul 29, 2026

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UPDATE — Sept. 1, 2026: Dallas County has now confirmed one 2026 postmortem case in which cychlorphine was detected.
“1 confirmed case,” Dr. Sara K. Dempsey, chief of forensic chemistry at the Dallas County Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, told The Redemption Project.
Dempsey said the case conta…

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