Drug testing, drug screening and health screening services
Steroids and the side effects of steroids usually crop up in conversations regarding extraordinary athletic feats and suspiciously prominent muscle tone. The side effects of steroids are legendary. There is categorical evidence that the detrimental effects of steroid use have ruined many a promising athlete’s career.
Athletes abuse steroids because these drugs, which inhibit the production [...]
One of two drug-testing laboratories included in London’s bid to stage the 2012 Olympics has been stripped of its international accreditation by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Officials from UK Sport, which oversees drug-testing in the UK, said the move was due to a “change in policy” but it follows complaints that the laboratory in Cambridge, run [...]
There is little unusual about the stretch of 116th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the middle of Harlem. It is a busy road, full of pedestrians, and lined by restaurants offering the African and Southern food beloved by Harlem’s mostly black residents.
But it was on this stretch of now innocuous street that one [...]
Prescription drug abuse is becoming a major problem next only to marijuana abuse. One of the main reasons for the growth of prescription drug abuse is the easy availability of the medications over the counter from a drug store, from a doctor or through online pharmaceuticals. It is becoming easier mainly to youngsters to access [...]
Alcohol tests are conducted to know whether the person has consumed alcohol or not. Alcohol testing is conducted in different ways using urine, blood, saliva and breathe specimens. Every test has its own importance and advantages of using it. Results of some alcohol testing can be used as evidence for legal considerations.
Types of alcohol testing
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What is Forensic Toxicology?
Forensic toxicology is the use of toxicology along with a few other disciples like analytical, pharmacology, chemistry and clinical chemistry in medico-legal investigations of death, poisoning and drug use. The main aim of forensic toxicology is the technology and the techniques that are used in obtaining and interpreting the results. This field [...]
Go to any search engine and type in the words “performance-enhancing drugs”. It will list hundreds of websites where you can learn about what to take, how to avoid being caught and even how to buy banned substances by mail order.
Where once getting hold of illegal anabolic steroids meant visiting a dodgy gym in a [...]
Pre employment testing is commonly used by employers to screen out unsuitable job applicants. In the United States more than 30% of companies reportedly use pre-employment tests to help make hiring decisions. Used in conjunction with the interview process employment testing enables the employer to pin-point any areas of concern with regard to the applicant’s [...]
Alcohol detox at home can be done, but never by yourself. There must be medical oversight because everyone’s withdrawal symptoms are different and unknown until they are into the process itself. In-home detox is not set up to handle patients who are at risk for seizures or strokes. Most programs will only allow low-risk, relatively [...]
There are a number of tests and tools used to identify possible alcoholism symptoms. Many of these tools are self-administered or professionally administered questionnaires. These are designed to help the alcohol abuser identify his or her own symptoms of addiction.
There are five major tests used by addiction counselors and alcohol abuse programs. These include the [...]