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We Are The Hair Testing Pioneer & Leader Psychemedics Corporation is the world’s leading drug testing company using hair. Psychemedics’ patented hair tests are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, police forces, courts, schools and parents all over the world. ABOUT PSYCHEMEDICS Since 1987 we lead the industry for hair testing to detect drugs of abuse. ... Read more

Thank you. This year's CESA conference was a resounding success and an opportunity to see old friends, make new ones, network and learn. For me personally, it was a chance to meet many of you face-to-face for the first time in a very long time, and I valued every conversation. For those of you who ... Read more

Is 2021 the start of a fentanyl epidemic? Six deaths in three days in a town of 22,000 is an ominous sign. We're forwarding an article from this week's New York Times that paints an excellent picture of just how quickly fentanyl can ravage a community. The message is pretty clear. Fentanyl is becoming a ... Read more

COVID impacted us all. Teens maybe the most. 3 things to think about. COVID impacted us all. Teens maybe the most. While COVID certainly impacted a broad swath of the population, perhaps none would have been more deeply affected than teens and young adults. Tribal by nature, the isolation and absence of normal campus activities ... Read more

COVID brought threats beyond a virus. Substance use is up. And it is not just the familiar drugs. Stop by our booth at CESA 2021 to learn more. COVID stole headlines much of the past 18 months. And as often happens, with the attention there, other threats emerged unnoticed. Drug cartels have upped the ante ... Read more

COVID brought threats beyond a virus. Easier than you (want to) think. Through the past twelve months, Mexican cartels have flooded the U.S. market with counterfeit versions of medications. The risk? These counterfeit versions often are fentanyl, pressed and stamped to resemble Xanax, Percocet or a host of other popular "lifestyle" drugs. And they are ... Read more

Popular teen party drugs may be deadly fakes. Protect your students with the only FDA-cleared hair test for fentanyl. 27% of seized counterfeit pills contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. (DEA, August 2020 report) 47% of overdose deaths between 2018-2019 were due to fentanyl or other synthetic opioids (CDC) Fentanyl is involved in more deaths ... Read more

Counterfeiters want fake pharmaceuticals in your workplace. (they may already be there) Made with fentanyl.   Undetected by 5-panel tests.   And plentiful. 27% of seized counterfeit pills contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. (DEA, August 2020 report) 47% of overdose deaths between 2018-2019 were due to fentanyl or other synthetic opioids (CDC) Fentanyl is involved in ... Read more

Educating a vaper can be a challenge. Educating colleagues and parents may preserve a future. We share the collective goal of ensuring our young peoples' futures, and one of today's most pressing concerns is the surge in vaping. In particular, we are concerned that young vapers have now bridged from nicotine to marijuana. Convincing students ... Read more