Determining if a person is under the influence of any drug is considered very important by the Employers, Law Enforcement Officers, Sports Officials and School Authorities just to make the surroundings healthy and to help people lead a healthy life. Monitoring behavioral changes in an individual may or may not confirm the use of drugs. [...]
types of drug tests
Pre-employment drug testing
This is by far the most common type of drug test used by businesses, however, it is also the least effective. It is considered to be an “intelligence test” by drug testing professionals. It has the advantage of being inexpensive, since only one test per employee needs to be paid for by the [...]
Welcome to no Drug Test
Drug tests in the United States can be divided into two general groups, federal mandated and general workplace. Federal mandated drug testing started when President Ronald Reagan enacted via executive order, that federal workers refrain from using illegal substances. Subsequent federal legislation required drug testing within the executive branch of government as well as “safety [...]
Blood or Urine tests and a pelvic exam are necessary to confirm pregnancy
December 30th, 2009 
ng>Blood or Urine tests and a pelvic exam are necessary to confirm pregnancy.Urine Pregnancy TestThe most simple way to confirm pregnancy is to buy a pregnancy testing kit available in drug stores, two weeks after a missed period or earlier. It is based on the detection of pregnancy hormone in the urine. The first urine [...]
Can You Beat Anabolic Steroid Tests?
December 30th, 2009 There is a maxim in police work that goes; behind every crime there is a motive. So it is with bodybuilding and most other sports. Everyone can remember Lee Haney’s, Dorian Yates’, and Ronnie Coleman’s string of Mr. Olympia victories, but try naming who placed second to these three great bodybuilders each year.At the professional [...]
Off-label Prescriptions – is Fda’s Regulation Sluggish?
December 30th, 2009 Off-label use of medicines, though acceptable, is at times still controversial in the medical world. Sometimes the off-label usage is really warranted, at others times it is rarely warranted. But how efficient is the US food and pharmaceutical drug regulator, “the FDA,” in forestalling inappropriate promotion of off-label drug use?The well-known phenomenon called “Off-label use,” [...]
FDA, FTC and Supplements
December 29th, 2009 One of the common questions raised surrounds the approval of supplements by the FDA. While the FDA is responsible for overseeing a range of various items the primary area that you hear this organization mentioned is in relation to mostly food products and drugs. As for the FTC, they are a federal agency which regulates [...]
Acai – Food or Drug?
December 29th, 2009 So here’s the dilemma: If it’s produce, then the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to call it a food. If you use it to heal you in some way, then the FDA wants to call it a drug… There is a very fine line in most peoples’ minds, but any line left between [...]
Can you trust home pregnancy tests?
December 29th, 2009 Trying to find out if you are pregnant can be a nerve wracking experience, filled with anticipation and the unknown, doubly so if you’re not even sure you can trust the results of a your home pregnancy kit.Knowing when and how to use home tests can help you get the best chance of an accurate [...]
Is Methadone Treatment Obsolete?
December 29th, 2009 For opiate addicts, such as those addicted to heroin, opium or synthetic opiates such as hydrocodone, methadone has allowed them to cease use of the addictive substance without painful withdrawal symptoms while they are in rehab. Once a person in rehab has been on methadone for awhile, treatment protocols vary. Some rehabs taper a person [...]
Think You Have A Prostate Problem Or Prostate Cancer?
December 29th, 2009 Many men, especially those later in life have made the decision with their doctors to simply watch and wait. About 80 percent of men who reach the age of 80 have prostate cancer. It’s deadly but can be cured if it’s caught early enough.Like other cancers, the cause of prostate cancer is not known; it [...]
FDA Rapidly Removes Unapproved Drugs from Market
December 29th, 2009 Many older drugs on the US market are unapproved by the FDA. For years these drugs have been assumed to be safe and effective and have been allowed by the FDA to remain on the market. However, recently safety issues have been raised for some of these unapproved drugs, especially because of a recent spate of child [...]
