if you look at drugs that may or may not have killed someone, does that mean you look at dead people?

Question: if you look at drugs that may or may not have killed someone, does that mean you look at dead people?
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Asked by Millie to Peter on 17 Mar 2015.
- Peter Maskell answered on 17 Mar 2015:
  
  most of the time I just get samples in (such as blood) but yes I have seen dead people and post-mortems. Unlike the films dead people don’t look like they are asleep.

Question: if you look at drugs that may or may not have killed someone, does that mean you look at dead people?