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Which Drugs Cause Pupil Dilation?

Dilated Pupil

Your pupils are the black dots in the middle of your eyes which allow light to enter. Around the pupil is the iris, which controls the opening of the pupil. Pupil dilation happens when any one of the two muscle groups — iris sphincter or iris dilator becomes activated. Pupils change in size to focus … Read more

How Can I Pass a Urine Drug Test?

How Can I Pass a Urine Drug Test?

Apart from not using drugs, the only guaranteed way of passing a drugs tests (i.e.: to test as negative) is to ensure that your body has metabolised all of the drug, or drugs, that you have been using. What Does a Negative Drugs Test Mean? To pass a drugs test you will need to get … Read more

What Are Cocaine and Crack?

What Are Cocaine and Crack

Cocaine is a bitter, addictive pain blocker that is extracted from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, also known as the coca scrub, a plant that comes from the Andean highlands in South America. Cocaine is the most powerful stimulant of natural origin. The name “cocaine” came from the plant “coca”. When Coca-Cola first came out … Read more

Drug Testing Kits for Music Festivals

Drug Testing Kits for Music Festivals

It’s Summer 2024 and the music festival scene is stronger than ever in the UK. Music festivals are big business in the UK. From the monster that is Glastonbury, right down to much smaller events that take place on a much smaller scale. Fundamentally they are a the same though. A music festival is an … Read more

What is Ecstasy?

What Is Ecstasy?

Developed in 1912 by a pharmaceutical company known as Merck, ecstasy was first known as MDMA (an acronym based on its chemical structure). Over the next 40 years, the drug continued to be tested for a variety of purposes and in 1953 the United States Army began testing the drug for psychological warfare purposes. By … Read more

Smoking Spice – What Are the Dangers?

Smoking Spice – What Are the Dangers?

What exactly is Spice? When you hear the term “Spice” it refers to a particular brand name of a group of herbal mixtures that can be smoked. In some areas of the world, these herbal mixtures are sold in head shops and similar establishments; they can also be purchased on the Internet. Spice, along with … Read more

What are Bath Salts?

Bath Salts Are Actually Synthetic Cathinones The emerging family of related chemicals known as Bath Salts includes cathinone and a variety of synthetically manufactured chemicals, including mephedrone, MDPV and methylone (M1). These types of chemicals are often referred to as “bath salts”. Use of these chemicals among recreational drug users has grown rapidly these types … Read more

Southampton Introduces Drug Testing for Taxi Drivers

Southampton Introduces Drug Testing for Taxi Drivers

In order to protect public safety, Southampton City Council has agreed on a new policy introducing random drug testing for taxi drivers. During a licensing committee meeting, it was heralded as one of the most decisive steps toward ensuring the safety of passengers and protecting the reputation of taxi services in the city. Key Features … Read more