In the UK, as in many other countries, it is illegal for an individual to drive a vehicle whilst impaired by drugs. In March 2015 a change in the drug driving law was brought in to make it easier for police to stop and prosecute drug drivers. Recent data reveals an alarming trend in drug-driving … Read more
Hospitalisations for cocaine abuse among the elderly are at an all-time high in the UK. Typically associated with abuse amongst younger generations, the class A drug is increasingly responsible for damaging the mental and physical health of older people. According to NHS statistics, 617 people over 60 were admitted to hospital last year due to … Read more
When we first started selling the Oral Cube Saliva Drug Test, it quickly became one of our most popular testing kits. The test was brilliantly simple – you’d place a sponge collector swab in someone’s mouth for three minutes, pop it into the collection cube, and wait for the results. We’ve tested thousands of people … Read more
Remember when Madonna stirred up a hornet’s nest at the 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festival? Her innocent-seeming question about whether anyone had “seen Molly” sparked quite the media firestorm. While she was supposedly referencing Cedric Gervais’ song, everyone knew “Molly” was street slang for MDMA – pure ecstasy in crystalline form. The Queen of Pop … Read more
What Exactly is Pink Cocaine? Pink cocaine has been featured in the news a lot recently. But what is it? Well, despite its name, this trendy party drug rarely contains any actual cocaine. Instead, it’s a dangerous cocktail of various substances, typically including MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, and sometimes methamphetamine. Drug makers add food colouring and … Read more
Cannabis contains approximately 60 different psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids. Of these THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the most important one. THC is the chemical responsible for most of the psychological effects of cannabis. An individual’s behaviour is changed when THC binds to the receptors of nerve cells in certain parts of the brain. THC affects the … Read more
In the UK, the two most commonly used drug tests in the workplace are urine drug tests and saliva (oral fluid) drug tests. Both are very useful in screening employees and prospective employees for current and recent drug usage. Urine Drug Tests These kinds of drug tests are useful for background screening. If you are … Read more
Could You Get a Positive Drug Test After Using Cannabis Oil? Following a 2019 announcement by Home Secretary Sajid Javid, stating that specialists UK doctors are allowed to prescribe medical products derived from cannabis, there was a huge increase in the interest in health products based on cannabis in the UK. Cannabis oil is one … Read more
Are Accidents Related to Alcohol Common in the Workplace? The merry season is here once more, but some people find it difficult to curb their drinking at times, and at this time every year there is a spike in accidents related to increased alcohol levels. When this is combined with work-related festive events that include … Read more
What Is Xanax? Xanax is the brand name for the drug Alprazolam. Xanax belongs to a group of drugs known as Benzodiazepines; the same family that includes Valium (Diazepam), Klonopin (Clonazepam), Ativan (Lorazepam), and Dalmane (Flurazepam), among others. In the United States, Xanax is the single most-prescribed psychiatric medication. What Is Xanax Prescribed For? Xanax … Read more