Tag: synthetic chemicals
Synthetic drugs: Common questions
Dr. Kim Samano presented information about synthetic cannabinoids ("K2/Spice") and designer stimulants known as “bath salts” in our recent webinar.
Synthetic drugs: What you need to know
Our webinar will provide an overview of synthetic drugs, review trends in usage and patterns and discuss the challenges for a workplace program.
Synthetic marijuana: Catch me if you can
Difficult to detect and harmful if consumed, designer drugs are infiltrating society, leaving unequivocal damage in their wake.
Changing perceptions of marijuana and synthetic marijuana
High school seniors' perceived risk with occasional marijuana use is declining while they increasingly view synthetic marijuana use as harmful.
National Drug Early Warning System
This new system will monitor emerging drug trends that will help health experts identify increasing use of designer synthetic compounds.
New to drug testing: Synthetic marijuana
In our ongoing quest to help keep workplaces drug-free, we now offer a synthetic cannabinoids panel to test for commonly detected compounds.
Quest Diagnostics tests for synthetic cannabinoids
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.
Quest Diagnostics now tests for synthetic stimulants (bath salts)
Quest Diagnostics offers a comprehensive suite of drug testing products and services which now includes testing for synthetic stimulants (bath salts).
Synthetic cannabinoid user profile
The first study to obtain a detailed profile of users of synthetic cannabinoid was published in the May 20 issue of the CESAR report.
Synthetic cannabinoids linked to acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury following exposure to synthetic cannabinoids, in sixteen cases, has been identified in six states.