Has drug use changed since the emergence of COVID-19? When it comes to determining how the behaviour of drug users have responded to the pandemic, we can call on various studies and surveys to give us the answers. The 2021 Global Drug Survey (GDS) provided valuable insights into the link between COVID-19 and Drugs in … Read more
When it comes to employment drug screening, the method most often used is urine drug testing. This involves asking the candidate to provide a urine specimen, which is then tested for the presence of drugs of abuse such as alcohol, cannabis or cocaine. Occasionally, people try and cheat a urine drug test, and they do … Read more
A groundbreaking study from the University of Surrey in 2018 revealed the pervasiveness of illegal drugs in our environment. The research found that 13% of people participating in the project were identified as having remnants of class A drugs on their fingerprints — even though they never used them before. This finding continues to be … Read more
Ketamine also called “Special K” or just “K”, serves as a dissociative anaesthetic for medical and recreational purposes. Understanding how long saliva tests can detect ketamine is key for workplace or roadside drug screenings. What Is Ketamine? Ketamine is a strong drug doctors use to start and maintain anaesthesia. It creates a trance-like state, which … Read more
What’s the DToA All About? Apart from when you watch TV, you’ve probably never thought about how our police force fight drug-related crime. Meet the Drug Testing on Arrest (DToA) program. It’s not just about nabbing bad guys – it aims to stop the endless loop of addiction and lawbreaking. This is how the process … Read more
Saliva Drug Testing: Quick, Easy, and Accurate In recent years, at-home drug testing has grown more common giving fast and precise results without needing to visit a lab. Among the many options out there, saliva drug testing has revolutionized the field. Let’s take a look at three new saliva drug test kits that are making … Read more
Getting to Know Xylazine: A Fresh Danger on the Streets You might have caught wind of a new drug that’s got health and law enforcement officials worried. Let’s talk about xylazine, a substance people are calling the ‘zombie drug’ because of how scary its effects are. Xylazine isn’t like your usual street drugs. Vets first … Read more
Contrary to popular belief, drug addiction goes a lot further what we’ve come to expect. Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin — while these are some of the big names in the drug addiction world, there are a lot of other drugs out there which people become addicted to. In fact, some of these drugs are legal. In … Read more
The 13-in-1 urine drug test cup is a comprehensive drug testing product — the best in collection and screening. It’s got a simple design, making it easy to use. It’s got a leak-proof screw lid, and upon a sample being provided, the drug test starts to work. Cups come individually foil-wrapped and sealed, to maintain … Read more
LSD is an abbreviation for the chemical lysergic acid diethylamide, most commonly referred to as ‘acid’. LSD is a potent hallucinogen, meaning that most users experience some distortion of their environment and reality. This can include both visual and auditory hallucination, seeing and hearing things that aren’t there. The act of taking LSD is commonly … Read more