As any reader of this blog knows by now, prescription drug abuse has SOARED in the past decade. That the drug is so readily available in kitchen cabinets to children is one reason, but the availability of these drugs goes even deeper than that. Doctored prescriptions, doctors willing to give out meds for seemingly little reason, and outright forgery also commonly occur as addicts seek to get their fix on legal drugs. Recognizing this problem, the state of Washington has made changes to the very...

A commenter asked a great question on one of our older posts. That question was, does second hand smoke affect the result of a drug test? It wouldn't be fair if it did, of course. As the commenter points out, (medical) marijuana is legal in some states, and if you are not smoking it, you should not be punished for having been around second hand smoke. The good news is that none of our home drug test kits (hair, urine, or saliva) will pick up exposure to second hand marijuana smoke as a positive...

The terms drugs and prison are often mentioned in the same sentence because of the close association that exists between the two. Not only are people sent to prison due to involvement in drugs in some manner or another, there is some evidence that shows that a large number of crimes are committed under the influence of a drug. Drug and Prison Statistics It may surprise many to know that the 85 percent of the estimated 2.3 million prison inmates have had or still do some kind of serious drug...

Sunday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and a great opportunity for communities all over the United States to get together and normalize HIV testing. There will be free testing available in many communities this weekend, and we also wanted to make it easier for those that prefer at home testing to test themselves. So we have lowered the prices on our Express (now $54.95) and Standard kits (now $44.95) and are for a limited time offering free First Class Mail shipping with the purchase of a...

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is being held in South Africa and the country is gearing up to host not only a soccer tournament but a diverse meeting of cultures. Everyone will be supporting their own country and bringing along with them not only flags, jerseys, and silly wigs, but perhaps even their signature alcohols. While in excess alcohol is harmful, in moderation it is not. In fact there is proof that a certain, minimal amount of alcohol consumption on a daily basis is something that may...

Smoking is a habit that frequently becomes an integral part of the life of a smoker. It becomes ingrained in one’s routine – there is one cigarette that you have in the morning and then after breakfast and one needs to be lighted on the way to work and the schedule goes on even when one is not consciously aware of it. The idea of giving up smoking is something that almost all smokers consider at some point in time. It might actually be difficult to find a smoker that does not know the harm that...