Barry K. Logan

Center Executive Director

Dr. Barry K. Logan is a leading international authority on forensic toxicology with specific interests in alcohol and drug impaired driving, synthetic designer drugs, and postmortem forensic toxicology.

Since 2001, Logan has served as Director of Indiana University’s Center for Studies of Law in Action, where he has hosted experts in alcohol and drug impairment from around the world as members of the faculty at the Borkenstein Course on alcohol and drug impairment.

Dr. Logan served for nineteen years as State Toxicologist for the state of Washington, overseeing the State’s forensic alcohol and drug testing programs, and the state Crime Laboratory system. In 2008 he joined NMS Labs in Willow Grove, PA as Director of Toxicological and Forensic Services. Since 2010 he has also served as Executive Director of the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, a 501(3)c non-profit organization providing forensic science programs for high school, and college students, and continuing professional education for practicing forensic scientists.

Dr. Logan is Board Certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists (ABFT), and has over 90 publications in the peer-reviewed literature including treatises on the effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, hallucinogens and depressant drugs on drivers, and postmortem redistribution of drugs. He has testified on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal cases in over 200 trials in ten states, and in federal court.

Logan has received numerous awards and recognitions including the 2010 AAFS Rolla N. Harger Award, and the 2011 National Safety Council Robert F Borkenstein Award. He is currently President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the largest professional organization in forensic science in the world, with over 7,000 members.

Class Resources

Alcohol Course

1) Chemistry and Biochemistry of Alcohol:

2) Testifying about Alcohol and Driving Impairment:

3) Forensically Defensible Blood Alcohol Analysis:

Drug Course

DUID and Overview of Approaches to Drug Impaired Driving Casework:

  • NHTSA Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets Fiona Couper PhD and Barry Logan PhD [ Request File]
  • Drug Testing in Traffic Fatality Investigations Barry Logan PhD. Published by the Canadian Coroners Association [Request File]

Amphetamines: Effects on Human Performance and Behavior:

Carisoprodol and Butalbital: Effects on Human Performance and Behavior:

  • Butalbital and Driving Impairment Logan BK Yeakel JK, J Forensic Sciences 2013 (In Press) (link to PubMed in 2-3 weeks)
  • Carisoprodol, Meprobamate and Driving Impairment. Logan BK, Case GA, Gordon AM. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2000; 45(3):619-23.

Publications

Dr Logan’s Other Publications on Intoxicants and Driving Impairment
Please contact Katherine Sas ksas@frfoundation.org for copies of articles.

Amphetamines: An Update on Forensic Issues. Logan BK. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 2001; 25(5):400-4.

Butalbital and Driving Impairment Logan BK Yeakel JK, J Forensic Sciences 2013 (In Press) (link to PubMed in 2-3 weeks)

Dextromethorphan and Chlorpheniramine Impairment in Drivers. Logan BK J Forensic Sciences 2009 Sep; 54(5):1176-80.

Dextromethorphan and Chlorpheniramine Impairment in Drivers. Logan BK J Forensic Sciences 2009 Sep; 54(5):1176-80.

GHB and Driving Impairment. Couper FJ, Logan BK. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2001; 46(4):919-23.

Addicted to Driving Under the Influence – a GHB/GBL Case Report. Couper FJ, Logan BK J Anal Tox 2004 Sept; 28:512-515 .

Lorazepam and Driving Impairment. Clarkson JE, Gordon AM, Logan BK J Anal Tox 2004 Sept; 28:475-480

Methamphetamine and Driving Impairment. Logan BK. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 1996; 41(3):457-64.

Cause and Manner of Death in Fatalities involving Methamphetamine. Logan BK, Fligner CL, Haddix T. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 1998; 43(1):28-34.

Methamphetamine – effects on human performance and behavior.” Logan BK. Forensic Science Review. 2002;14(1/2): 133-51. (put this article on the Borkenstein web site and link to it – to be provided)

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy) – effects on human performance and behavior.” Logan BK, Couper FJ. Forensic Science Review. 2003;15(1/2). (put this article on the Borkenstein web site and link to it – to be provided)

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) and Driving Impairment. Logan BK, Couper FJ. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2001; 46(6):1426-33.

Blood Synthetic Cannabinoid Concentrations in Cases of Suspected Impaired Driving. Yeakel JK, Logan BK, Journal of Analytical Toxicology (In Press 2013, contact Dr. Logan for details).

Toluene Impaired Drivers: Behavioral Observations, DRE Assessment and Toxicological Findings.Capron B, Logan BK Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2009 Feb 54(2):486- 489.

Gordon AM, Logan BK. Topiramate-positive death-investigation and impaired-driving cases in Washington State. J Anal Toxicol. 2006 Oct;30(8):599-602.Oct;30(8):599-602.

Identification of Tramadol and its Metabolites in Blood from Drug-Related Deaths and Drug-Impaired Drivers. Goeringer KE, Logan BK, Christian GD. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 1997; 21(7):529-37.

Zolpidem and Driving Impairment. Logan BK, Couper FJ. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2001; 46(1):105-110.

Misc. Impaired Driving Articles by Dr Logan.

Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug Impaired Driving. Farrell LJ, Kerrigan SBA, Logan BK J Forensic Sci, 2007 Sep;52(5):1214-8.

Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities. Logan BK, Lowrie K, Turri J, Yeakel J, Limoges J, Miles A, Scarneo C, Kerrigan S, Farrell L Journal of Analytical Toxicology (2013, In Press) (link to PubMed)

Prevalence of Drug Use in Commercial Tractor-Trailer Drivers. Couper FJ, Pemberton M, Jarvis A, Hughes M, Logan BK. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2002; 47(3):562-67.

Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Fatally Injured Drivers in Washington State. Schwilke E, Dos Santos I, Logan BK J Forensic Sci 2006 Sept; 51(5):1191-8.

Drugs in Traffic. Beirness DJ, Logan BK, and Swann P, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2010

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