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Investigators order a toxicology report when someone dies from a mysterious death or if drug or alcohol seem to play a role. Sometimes toxicology will be ordered if the death is from a result of a fall or if the person was recently discharged from the hospital. Toxicology assists the investigators in determining the cause of death.

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That's to make sure that no one poisoned the person. They can test for pretty much everything, nowadays.

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