Mommy Match is a DNA based verification program designed to provide peace of mind to families with newborns. Using advanced DNA testing methods, Mommy Match can rapidly and conclusively verify maternity and paternity of newborns, providing peace of mind that there was not a tragic baby switch at the hospital. Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE Drug & Alcohol Testing Compliance Services Announces Instant Testing for the Designer Drug K2, or Synthetic Marijuana Now Available at All Four Locations New instant test identifies illegal chemical found in Synthetic Marijuana, known as K2 or Spice. TYLER, TX – May 15, 2012 / www.datcs.com K2 Instant Urine Testing Drug & Alcohol Continue Reading
MONDAY May 7, 2012 — Among U.S. adolescents, misuse of prescription painkillers peaks at age 16, earlier than thought, a new large survey analysis reveals. “What our findings suggest is that if we wait until the last year of high school or college to take some kind of action that could prevent the misuse of Continue Reading
Six teenagers have ended up in San Fernando Valley emergency rooms recently with symptoms of alcohol poisoning. But the illicit alcohol didn’t come from their parents’ liquor cabinets or from illegally purchased beers. These teens got drunk — and dangerously ill — drinking hand sanitizer. Related: 6 Risky Games Your Kids May Be Playing They’re Continue Reading
Many people who smoke cannabis, otherwise known as marijuana or pot, become addicted to it without even realizing that they have an addiction. In fact, if a long time user of cannabis is asked if they are addicted, they will typically say that they are not, because they really don’t think they are. When they Continue Reading
When drug use begins in early adolescence there is increased risk to become addicted. This is partly due to the immaturity of the young brain and its impulse control ability. Prevent Teen Drug Abuse with Prevention Treatment of Teenage Drug Abuse can include preventing it. Talk with your teenager, know what is going on in Continue Reading
Reality: Marijuana Use Harms Nonusers (Continued from Page 4) We need to put to rest the thought that there is such a thing as a lone drug user, a person whose habits affect only himself or herself. Drug use, including marijuana use, is not a victimless crime. Some communities may resist involvement because they think someone Continue Reading
Reality: Marijuana Is Dangerous to the User (Continued from Page 3) Use of marijuana has adverse health, safety, social, academic, economic, and behavioral consequences; and children are the most vulnerable to its damaging effects. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in America and is readily available to kids. Compounding the problem is that the Continue Reading
Reality: Liberalization Often Results in Higher Use of Dangerous Drugs (Continued from Page 2) Over the past decade, drug policy in some foreign countries, particularly those in Europe, has gone through some dramatic changes toward greater liberalization with failed results. Consider the experience of the Netherlands, where the government reconsidered its legalization measures in light of Continue Reading
Reality: Smoked Marijuana Is Not Medicine (Continued from Page 1) The scientific and medical communities have determined that smoked marijuana is a health danger, not a cure. There is no medical evidence that smoking marijuana helps patients. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved no medications that are smoked, primarily because smoking is Continue Reading
