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Myth Busters (Continued – #6 Conclusion): Confirmed levels of metabolite concentrations in urine are directly proportionate to usage

July 29, 2016

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…

Myth Busters (Continued – #5): Hair testing is ‘new science’ and is not ready for prime-time

July 26, 2016

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Testing of hair for drug use. 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…

Myth Busters (Continued – #4): My lab result was negative but my instant/point of care test was positive. I need a new cup vendor.

July 22, 2016

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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…

Myth Busters (Continued – #3): Oral Fluid Provides a Similar Window of Detection to Urine

July 15, 2016

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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…

Myth Busters (Continued – #2): An employer cannot prohibit the use of medical marijuana at the workplace.

July 12, 2016

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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…

Myth Busters: Shedding Light on Common Misconceptions that Could Impact Your Choice of Drug Testing Options

July 6, 2016

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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…

Psychemedics School Newsletter – Fall 2015 Final

January 1, 2016

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Download the PDF file Psychemedics School Newsletter - Fall 2015.

FMCSA Annual Random Controlled Substances Testing Percentage Rate for Calendar Year 2016

December 21, 2015

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The FMCSA announces, pursuant to 49 CFR 382.305, that it is reducing the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substances testing for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) requiring…

US Drug Czar: Heroin Overdoses Are Top Concern of His Agency

December 4, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Michael Botticelli, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, told a Congressional panel Wednesday that overdoses from heroin and prescription opioids is the most urgent concern…

Marijuana Use, Disorders Doubled Since 2001

October 28, 2015

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As attitudes and laws in the U.S. have become more tolerant of marijuana, the proportion of adults using and abusing the substance at least doubled…

Myth Busters (Continued – #6 Conclusion): Confirmed levels of metabolite concentrations in urine are directly proportionate to usage

Myth Busters (Continued – #5): Hair testing is ‘new science’ and is not ready for prime-time

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 Busters (Continued – #3): Oral Fluid Provides a Similar Window of Detection to Urine

Myth Busters (Continued – #2): An employer cannot prohibit the use of medical marijuana at the workplace.

Myth Busters: Shedding Light on Common Misconceptions that Could Impact Your Choice of Drug Testing Options

Psychemedics School Newsletter – Fall 2015 Final

FMCSA Annual Random Controlled Substances Testing Percentage Rate for Calendar Year 2016

US Drug Czar: Heroin Overdoses Are Top Concern of His Agency

Marijuana Use, Disorders Doubled Since 2001

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