World’s largest hair drug testing company & scientific leader launches new tool for combatting rising Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2, Spice) abuse Acton, Massachusetts, August 22, 2017– Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD), hair testing pioneer and global scientific leader for over thirty years, announced the launch of its Synthetic Cannabinoids test – a hair test that looks for the … Read more
Acton, Massachusetts, January 31, 2017 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD) today announced that recent volatility in its stock price on January 31, 2017 appears to have been caused by a news report of a court ruling in Brazil involving Psychemedics Brasil. Psychemedics Brasil is an independent distributor of Psychemedics Corporation’s hair testing services in Brazil, and … Read more
DECLARES 80th CONSECUTIVE DIVIDEND — 20 YEARS OF QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS ACTON, Mass., July 26, 2016,/PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD) today announced second-quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2016. The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable to shareholders of record as of August 5, 2016, to be … Read more
A CDC report published in last week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that heroin deaths in 28 states doubled from 2010 to 2012. The agency analyzed death certificate data from 28 states to come up with that finding, but it also reported that, despite this spike in the heroin-related death rate, more than twice … Read more
Alcohol abuse continues to be the number one drug abused that Oregon teens abuse. A recent state survey indicates that 18 percent of Oregon’s eighth and eleventh graders admitted to having at least one alcoholic drink within a month of responding to the questionnaire. The survey asked teens about their health habits, covering topics including … Read more
The new Rockhurst High School drug testing policy has sent a ripple through Kansas City. Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, Rockhurst High School will be collecting hair samples from students for random drug testing – and participation is mandatory. Officials at the Jesuit school tell 41 Action News approximately 60 strands of hair will … Read more
Scientists have identified genetic circumstances under which common mutations on two genes interact in the presence of cocaine to produce a nearly eight-fold increased risk of death as a result of abusing the drug. An estimated one in three whites who died of cocaine exposure is a carrier of variants that make cocaine abuse particularly … Read more
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say. The trend shows up in local arrests, drug seizures, and overdose deaths. … Read more