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Pros and Cons of Hair Alcohol EtG Testing

Hair alcohol EtG testing is a recent method being used for testing a person’s level of alcohol consumption. This test checks for EtG or Ethyl Glucuronide, which is produced only when there is alcohol present in a person’s bloodstream. This fact makes EtG an ideal marker for an alcohol test. The more alcohol a person [...]

Detecting Cocaine Use – The Party Drug

Cocaine is a stimulant drawn from the Erythroxlyn coca plant. It affects the central nervous system and suppresses appetite and causes users to experience elevations in alertness, stamina, body temp, heart rate and a strong sense of euphoria. Due to its ease of use (cocaine can be sniffed, smoked, injected, and chewed among other things) [...]

10 Things to Know About Workplace Drug Testing State Laws and Regulations in Maryland

1. A Mandatory State
Maryland is a mandatory State in the sense that all drugs or alcohol tests come under the purview of the State Law for the same. Any employer who wishes to conduct tests must adhere to this law.
2. Clearly Defined Written Policy
The employer must have a clear and defined ‘Policy’ that has been written down. [...]

Lead Testing: Why and How?

Apparently, Lead is omnipresent – from natural deposits to agricultural soils, from vehicle emission to tap water, from household paints to children toys and what not. Thanks to the era of industrial revolution, this soft, heavy, and malleable, not to mention – toxic, metallic element has become a part and parcel of many commonly used [...]

How Hair Drug Tests Work

Hair drug tests are the easy to use and a very accurate form of drug testing available on the market these days. Even so, that does not stop people from trying to cheat these tests and tamper with the samples (or their body) in order to create a false negative or positive. A word to [...]

Hair Follicle Drug Testing: Is It the Right Drug Testing Method For You?

Hair folicle drug testing is one of the most beneficial means of detecting drug abuse in just about any setting. Whether you need to test for drugs in the workplace, in schools or even at home, hair testing can provide the level of accuracy and the reliability you need. Besides, what is the point of [...]

Hair Drug Testing in the News

Hair drug testing has been catching the news wires lately as it touches Celebrity rumours, family issues, and concern in the workplace and public service. Let us take a quick look of some interesting news articles that has hit the hair wires on drug testing.
Fire-fighters in Drug Trouble
In the Boston fire department, forty fire fighters [...]

What Parents Need To Know About Hair Drug Testing

Hair drug testing is a rather simple procedure. To start, you remove a strand of hair from your head or the participant’s head. This strand is then sent away to a lab for analysis. There are various types of drug tests available on the market. The two most common types of drug tests include urine [...]

Hair Drug Screening Tests as a Teen Drug Use Deterrent

Hair drug screening is one of those things that you should really think about as a parent, especially if you are a parent of teenager or a soon to be teenager. No matter how well you have raised your kids, you can not eliminate the negative forces from the outside world all of the time. [...]

Marijuana Drug Testing Methods: Hair, Saliva & Urine Testing

Testing for marijuana use is becoming more and more popular on the job market today. Not only for health reasons, but also for safety issues. For those of you who are not familiar with marijuana, it is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. [...]