Tag: synthetic cannabinoids

News

Kratom to be classified as a Schedule I drug

September 12, 2016

The DEA announced that it will place the active materials from the kratom plant into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

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Refining our synthetic cannabinoids panel

April 18, 2016

Our experts continually monitor and adjust our drug tests to offer a standardized panel that detects the most relevant synthetic cannabinoids.

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Synthetic drugs: Common questions

July 24, 2015

Dr. Kim Samano presented information about synthetic cannabinoids ("K2/Spice") and designer stimulants known as “bath salts” in our recent webinar.

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Changing perceptions of marijuana and synthetic marijuana

March 5, 2015

High school seniors' perceived risk with occasional marijuana use is declining while they increasingly view synthetic marijuana use as harmful.

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Dangers of synthetic cannabinoids

November 3, 2014

Synthetic cannabinoids change frequently and Quest works to stay current with drug-use patterns by adding compounds to our drug test panels.

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New to drug testing: Synthetic stimulants

February 28, 2014

Synthetic compounds change frequently and our scientific experts must monitor, and adjust our testing panels to an ever-changing list of substances.

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New to drug testing: Synthetic marijuana

November 6, 2013

In our ongoing quest to help keep workplaces drug-free, we now offer a synthetic cannabinoids panel to test for commonly detected compounds.

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Quest Diagnostics tests for synthetic cannabinoids

November 4, 2013

Quest Diagnostics now offers a synthetic cannabinoids panel testing for AM-2201, JWH-018, JWH-019, JWH-073, JWH-250, UR-144 and XLR11 compounds.

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New drug detection system finds synthetic marijuana in all populations

October 9, 2013

The CDEWS is designed to detect emerging drugs by re-testing urine specimens collected by criminal justice system drug testing programs.

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Synthetic cannabinoid user profile

May 21, 2013

The first study to obtain a detailed profile of users of synthetic cannabinoid was published in the May 20 issue of the CESAR report.