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Myths and Facts about Nicotine Addiction

Tobacco use is the highly preventable cause of death in America. Approximately 440,000 Americans succumb to diseases related to tobacco use each year (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse).  Smoking harms almost every organ in the human body, causes many diseases, and compromises smokers’ health in general. According to NIDA, cigarette smoking accounts for 90 [...]

Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana Abuse

JWH-018 is an analgesic chemical, often described as a pain-killer from the naphthoylindole family, which acts on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain. In animals, it produces effects very similar to those of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive chemical in Marijuana. The substance is commonly known as ‘Spice’, ‘K2 drug’ and ‘Synthetic Marijuana’.
Now-a-days it is emerging [...]

Effects Of Using Amphetamines And Marijuana Drugs On Teen’s Health

Drug abuse among teenagers poses a serious threat to the health of the teenager that is in developmental stage. Teenage drug abuse can have negative implications on social, academic, and family relationships of the teenager. Amphetamines and Marijuana are the commonly abused drugs by Teenagers. Amphetamine abuse can have severe health effects like decreased appetite, [...]

Know About Heroin Abuse

Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid manufactured from morphine. This drug is originally extracted from the seed of opium poppy plant, and uses as both painkiller and recreational drug. It is illegal to manufacture and to sell in the U.S., but in some countries, it is legally prescribed drug. According to National Survey on Drug Use [...]

Know About Alcohol Saliva Test

The fact that nearly half of the automobile and industrial accidents are associated with alcohol abuse in the United States stresses the need to check alcohol abuse at all levels. Alcohol saliva test is one of the common methods used at schools, businesses, and safety sensitive works to test the suspects of alcohol abuse. The [...]

The Applications of Corporate Drug Testing

Employers seek job applicants or employees who are reliable and hardworking. However, there are large numbers of drug abusers employed in the US. Employee drug abuse can cause serious problems to a company. The facts such as, drug abusers cost over $100 billion every year to the employers and 65% of all work related accidents [...]

How Effective Are Home Drug Test Kits

Home drug testing kits are effective tools that help parents to confirm drug abuse in their children. Most of the times, home drug test kits help parents to identify drug abuse of their children in early stages and prevent them from facing future conflicts due to it. Major features of home drug testing kits that [...]

Detecting Cocaine Abuse with Drug Test Kits

Cocaine is one of the most powerful addictive drugs of abuse. According to a recent survey from NIDA, around one in six Americans (15% in 2007), by the age of 30, have tried cocaine. Cocaine can directly affect brain and has serious impact on health of the abused. Detecting cocaine abuse with drug testing kits [...]