Tag: marijuana

Synthetic drugs

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.

News

Marijuana – The most detected drug among arrestees

August 15, 2013

According to the data found from ADAM II, Marijuana continues to be the most commonly detected drug among U.S. male arrestees.

News

Baseball players are not the only ones failing drug tests

August 9, 2013

Like Major League Baseball, other employers are also working to crack down on drug use.

Collections

Fixed-site collection network

July 11, 2013

Quest Diagnostics provides unparalleled access to a combined nationwide network of more than 8,000 drug testing collection sites.

New to Drug Testing

New to drug testing: Our newsletter

June 5, 2013

During my first year of employment, I’m writing a weekly column highlighting drug testing procedures, products and processes as I discover them.

Synthetic drugs

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.

Illicit drugs

Marijuana and prescription drug misuse in America

April 9, 2013

This new report details that individuals who use marijuana recreationally are more likely to misuse other drugs.

Oral Fluid testing

New oral fluid technology identifies marijuana users

April 5, 2013

The latest Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™ revealed that oral fluid testing is detecting more marijuana positives than other specimen.

Drug Testing

Pre-employment drug test positives increase more than 5%

March 8, 2013

The Drug Testing Index, an industry standard, examines positivity rates to provide a comprehensive analysis of workplace drug-use trends.

Hair testing

Hair drug testing resources

January 21, 2013

Quest Diagnostics offers additional resources about hair testing for illicit drug use at HairTesting.com.