Author / Alyson Mooney
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Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) May 22nd – 24th, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, known for its festive spirit, vibrant live music scene and cuisine. However, recent reports have been overshadowing the fun and friendly -
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Heroin use in Atlanta continues to rise in high concentrations!
Georgia’s Heroin Triangle Heroin use in Atlanta continues to rise in high concentrations. In 2016, 306 people in Cobb County, home to the city of Marietta, died from an overdose. A further -
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Nigeria’s Alarming Rise in Drug Addiction and Codeine Abuse
Among the younger generation in Nigeria there has been an alarming rise in drug addiction and drug trafficking. The growing concern in the country specifically regarding codeine abuse has resulted in a -
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Randox Toxicology Innovative Test Menu
At Randox Toxicology we provide highly sensitive ELISA kits for the rapid detection of drugs and metabolites in various biological specimens, with results providing excellent correlation with confirmatory methods. An ELISA is a test which uses -
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United Arab Emirates War Against Drugs
Gulf News reported that in the first quarter of 2018, more than 100kg of illegal drugs had been seized in customs at Dubai Airports. The seizures were made 134 times, preventing the drugs -
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XXXV Conference of Scientific Toxicologists
The Polish Ministry of Health are targeting new psychoactive substances due to an urgent need in restricting the production and circulation of the dangerous drugs and replacement substances. Whilst new psychoactive substances -
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An estimated 3 million people are addicted to illegal drugs in California
California Drug Problem Drug addiction is a problem for people in every community in the United States and people of all ages, gender and cultures are affected. California is home to 37,253,956 -
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Thailand’s Meth Crisis
In 2016 Thailand’s Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya shocked the nation by stating that “the world has lost the war on drugs”. Fast forward to April 2018 and authorities in Thailand have seized the country’s -
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New psychoactive substances are proliferating at an unprecedented rate
Cocaine use appears to be increasing in the two largest markets, North America and Europe. The prevalence of use of cocaine among the general population and testing in the workforce suggest an -
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Soaring Drug Related Mental Health Problems
NHS figures have revealed that the number of people in England being taken into hospital for serious mental health problems have soared due to taking drugs. The number has doubled in a
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