Tag: methadone

Drugs & Alcohol

Opioids on our roads

March 26, 2019

Research shows that prescription opioids are increasingly implicated as a contributing cause of fatal motor vehicle accidents.

By the Numbers

Prescription misuse epidemic affects 7 in 10 employers

May 11, 2017

Data shows that 71% of employers are impacted by our country’s prescription drug epidemic. Employers want to help, yet many feel "unprepared."

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Positivity by drug

October 6, 2016

Detection rates of amphetamine, heroin and marijuana have increased annually for the past five years according to the Drug Testing Index.

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Marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance

August 22, 2016

Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied two petitions to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act.

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Fentanyl in the news

June 29, 2016

The U.S. is experiencing a sharp increase in the abuse of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

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Introducing Express Results™ Online

February 23, 2015

Quest Diagnostics now offers Express Results Online, an instant urine drug testing solution designed to deliver fast, dependable results.

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Name that drug: Methadone

May 13, 2013

The Name that Drug column in DATIA Focus magazine asks readers to guess the mystery substance. Did you know it was methadone?