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Synthetic marijuana is still huge problem for area law enforcement
By Sarah Thomas sthomas@news-journal.com Synthetic marijuana is back in the spotlight after recent incidents in Texas and Louisiana. A Cypress teen suffered a series of strokes that left her brain-damaged, blind and paralyzed, and a Louisiana man said he cut his...
Heavy metal testing – The Difference Between Blood and Hair
Some heavy metals, in trace amounts, are beneficial to the body; these include iron, zinc, copper and manganese. Other heavy metals can be poisonous or toxic to the human body; these include arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, iron, and others. These metals manifest...
Fingernail Drug Testing The Window of Detection Using nail Clippings For Drug abuse!
Fingernail, a keratinized protein like hair, is emerging as a popular specimen type for drug and alcohol testing. Using fingernail samples for toxicological analysis and pharmacokinetic studies has been around for decades. However, many people do not have as much...
DNA Paternity Testing
From the beginning of time, doubts about the paternity of a child have fueled family strife. Until recently, those doubts could not be resolved with any certainty. DNA testing has changed that.. The technology has advanced over the last few years, the price of the...
Suspect Infidelity? Have you Thought of Infidelity Testing?
Infidelity testing is a DNA test that can help you draw conclusions and answer questions about the faithfulness of your partner. Infidelity DNA testing relies on testing the stains found on a garment or any items and seeks to determine either or both of the following:...
Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids
Jan. 3, 2013 — New research from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the Pennsylvania State University finds that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it comes to preventing or limiting alcohol and marijuana...
Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern
Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern Jan. 01, 2013 — Continued high use of marijuana by the nation's eighth, 10th and 12th graders combined with a drop in perceptions of its potential harms was revealed in this year's Monitoring the Future survey,...
Before and After Pictures Reveal The Horror Of Meth And The Shocking Transformation In Faces Of Users Hooked On This Deadly Drug
The photos, that show a shocking Dorian Gray-like deterioration, were compiled from mug shots of drug users that were arrested repeatedly over the years. The continued drug use caused horrific damage to the drug users' skin with sores and scarring - that can be caused...
Synthetic Pot’ Sending Thousands of Young People to ER
TUESDAY Dec. 4, 2012 -- U.S emergency rooms tended to more than 11,400 cases of drug-related health complications specifically linked to the use of synthetic marijuana in 2010, a new government report reveals. Released Tuesday, The DAWN Report from the U.S. Substance...
Krokodil: Is A Designer Drug That Will Eat Your Flesh In Russia And May Be Headed To The States.
It sounds like a direct-to-Netflix horror movie plot — a cheap, addictive drug available in a foreign land, that turns the user's skin a scaly green color. Soon it rots the flesh, causing the user's skin to emulate that of a crocodile, leaving bone and muscle tissue...