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Alcohol Testing with your iPhone

by | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |

Are you leaving a party after having a few glasses of wine or beer and feeling anxious about getting behind the wheel? Are you afraid of getting pulled over and failing a police officer’s breathalyzer test? You can now test your blood alcohol content (BAC) using your iPhone. Three different iPhone apps have been developed to measure the effect of the amount of alcohol you have consumed. The user must be at least seventeen years of age in order to download and install any of these iPhone apps....

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The Future of Marijuana in the Drug Free Workplace

by | Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |

Recent developments in marijuana legislation and legalization has left many companies and individuals alike wondering whether drug free workplaces are required to test for marijuana. As marijuana laws change many people believe that it should not be lumped in with other drugs that are traditionally tested for such as meth, heroin and cocaine. The legalization of marijuana in some states is complicating workplace drug testing. In 1989, the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 became law. This...

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Heroin in the Suburbs

by | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |

USA Today published Heroin is Back , a detailed story from Charlotte, NC to Maine to California, all seeing heroin spreading to the suburbs.  Concerned about a rise in heroin dependence in the detox ward, Carolinas Medical Center wanted to dig deeper in the data and found that their heroin patients came from the five best neighborhoods in the Charlotte area. Many Americans are becoming addicted to prescription painkillers and as they find it more difficult to either get the prescriptions...

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Suboxone Use Grows

by | Friday, February 1, 2013 |

Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid dependence and ease the withdrawl symptoms of drugs like heroin. Buprenorphine is marketed under the names Suboxone and Subutex and was approved by the FDA in 2002. The drug is closely regulated and doctors must be approved in order to prescribe it, in 2005 there were only 5,656 physicians certified to prescribe Suboxone for the treatment of addiction to opiates. The 2010 data is now available and there are now 18,582 certified physicians prescribing...

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How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?

by | Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |

Embed on your site: Listen to the expanded video version with a few more details about THC detection times How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System? Infographic The data used to create this infographic is gathered from research on drug testing methods and the information presented by drug screen manufacturers. Some resources include Redwood Toxicology, Cannabis Drug Testing, California NORML. The information presented is only a guide or estimate since drug testing has many variables that...

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How Long Does Alcohol Stay In Your System?

by | Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |

Once in the bloodstream, alcohol leaves the system in two ways: 10% leaves through breath, perspiration, and the urine. 90% is metabolized (broken down in the body). Pretty much everyone, regardless of age, size, or race, metabolizes alcohol at the same pace. That pace is .015 of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) per hour. So that means for every hour you are not drinking, .015 of the alcohol in your body is being metabolized and disappearing from your body (thanks to David J. Hanson, Ph.D....

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