Tis The Season!
Tis The Season!
Year: 2019
The U.S. workforce is dying younger. Why?
The U.S. workforce is dying younger. Why? Drugs play a role in this disturbing trend. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association paints a sobering picture---especially in a market where labor is at a premium. Life expectancies in a prime age group for American workers has gone down. Read the ... Read more
More CBD Education Required before we call CBD a Cure-all
I read a column in my local paper serving a community north of Boston of about 100,000 people recently where the columnist, who is an MD, extolled the virtues of CBD products in almost miracle drug proportion. I immediately thought to myself about how people are being educated so they can make informed decisions. I … Read more
Overcome a key challenge with our new test for nicotine use.
Overcome a key challenge with our new test for nicotine use. This new test, like all Psychemedics tests, detects substance usage over a 90-day window enabling you to identify and help students who are at risk of forming a lifelong nicotine habit. Our test finds nicotine ingested by any means including vaping. The Sad Truth ... Read more
Psychemedics Test for Fentanyl Detection Cleared by FDA
Industry’s first and only FDA-cleared Fentanyl screen available now ACTON, MA, April 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD), the world leader and pioneer in detecting drugs of abuse using hair analysis, today introduced the industry’s first and only FDA-cleared hair test for Fentanyl, a major killer increasingly found in illegal drugs. According to … Read more
Psychemedics Announces First Quarter Results And Declares 91st Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
Acton, MA, April 23, 2019 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD) today announced first-quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2019. The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share payable to shareholders of record as of May 7, 2019, to be paid on May 17, 2019. This will be the Company’s 91st … Read more
New Psychemedics Offering Further Enhances Cocaine Detection
Industry’s first commercial application of hydroxycocaines for detection SAN ANTONIO, TX and ACTON, MA, March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD), the world leader in detecting drugs of abuse using hair analysis, today at the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) Conference introduced the industry’s first confirmation process to accurately measure … Read more
Spravato: Smells Like the End of Depression
Spravato: Smells Like the End of Depression FDA Approves Ketamine-like nasal spray to combat depression Can a hallucinogenic street drug be the answer to help millions of Americans treat their severe depression? The FDA believes so. On March 6th, the FDA approved Johnson & Johnson’s branded nasal spray Spravato, which will be the first major ... Read more
Caution: Dangerous Road Ahead
Caution: Dangerous Road Ahead Steering addiction toward a safer path. “This epidemic is costing lives.” That is the sad truth we face as drug abuse continues as an epidemic. It almost cost 12 students their bright futures when a New Jersey bus driver crashed while under the influence of heroin. Naturally your first thought is, ... Read more
Red Pill? BluePill? The Hidden Danger
Red Pill? BluePill? The Hidden Danger Once you take it, you can't go back. As the old saying goes, “what you don’t know can hurt you,” and when it comes to Fentanyl exposure that is the truth. In the past, we discussed the issue of other drugs being laced with Fentanyl. This week we’ll learn ... Read more