Benzodiazepines belong to a group of drugs known as depressants. Other drugs that are also depressants include alcohol, cannabis and heroin. The term “depressant” does not necessarily mean that these types of drugs make a person feel depressed. Rather, the term refers to how they affect the central nervous system by slowing down its activity. … Read more
The Sneaky Chemical Cocktail You Never Ordered Ever mixed cocaine and alcohol on a wild night out? If so, you sleezily became a bartender of a dangerous chemical concoction that is in your body. Yes, say hello to cocaethylene – the party crasher in your bash who overstates their welcome and leaves a mess behind. … Read more
Wymondham College, one of the finest state secondary schools in Norfolk, is going to make a major change. They are introducing a new policy wherein they will start drug testing their students. According to the school administration, they are reacting to the “growing national concern” that young people are getting access to illegal drugs. The … Read more
Employers often use urine drug tests to screen for drug use in the workplace. However, diluted urine samples can sometimes lead to ambiguous or false negative results. In this blog post, we’ll explore what diluted urine is, how it can impact drug test results, common causes, and tips for preventing diluted samples. What Is Diluted … Read more
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
The 5 Panel Drug Screen from Zoom Testing is one of our most popular multi-drug test kits and has been designed to detect the use of 5 of the most commonly used drugs of abuse in the UK. These drugs are Amphetamines, Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin (Opiates/Morphine) and Methamphetamines. Drug Detection Times – 5 Panel Urine … Read more
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
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
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
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