More 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…
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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…
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Benzodiazepines – America’s Next Big Drug Problem?
While the nation has been focused on the recent opioid crisis, prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs/benzodiazepines have also been going up. Like painkillers, “benzos” are meant to be a temporary solution…
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Myth Busters (Continued – #6 Conclusion): Confirmed levels of metabolite concentrations in urine are directly proportionate to usage
Myth: Confirmed levels of metabolite concentrations in urine are directly proportionate to usage (i.e. the more drug you take, the more you have in your system) Fact: There are several…
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Myth Busters (Continued – #5): Hair testing is ‘new science’ and is not ready for prime-time
Myth: Hair testing is ‘new science’ and is not ready for prime-time. Fact: Hair testing was brought to the commercial marketplace by Psychemedics in 1987 after ten years of extensive research…
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Myth Busters (Continued – #4): My lab result was negative but my instant/point of care test was positive. I need a new cup vendor.
Myth: My lab result was negative but my instant/point of care test was positive. I need a new cup vendor. Fact: They could BOTH be right! Instant/point of care test…
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Myth Busters (Continued – #3): Oral Fluid Provides a Similar Window of Detection to Urine
Myth: Oral fluid provides a similar window of detection to urine Fact: It is widely known in the drug testing industry that oral fluid provides a shorter window of detection…
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Myth Busters (Continued – #2): An employer cannot prohibit the use of medical marijuana at the workplace.
Myth #2: An employer cannot prohibit the use of medical marijuana at the workplace. Fact: This is certainly a hot topic in our current environment of relaxed state laws pertaining…
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Myth Busters: Shedding Light on Common Misconceptions that Could Impact Your Choice of Drug Testing Options
After a scathing report in 1971 by Congressmen Robert Steele (R-CT) and Morgan Murphy (D-IL) highlighting a heroin epidemic among servicemen in Vietnam, the U.S. military announced that it would…
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