Drug Testing Industry News & Topics

Marijuana has long been described as a "Gateway Drug," supposedly leading to more dangerous drugs and opening up the potential for drug addiction. Many researchers will back up these claims. Teenagers and young adults are most susceptible to the gateway effect, but it...

The rehabilitation centers are full with people who are trying to get help for their drug or alcohol addictions. For some the addiction started innocently with a surgery or an accident that required a pain med. For others it the addiction began when they got their...

Anabolic steroids have unfortunately become fairly common among athletes today. These athletes are only looking at the benefits of steroids as opposed to their detrimental disadvantages. Lance Armstrong founder of the Livestrong foundation was fairly recently found to...

  Drug use is up across all age groups. Studies show more people age 12 and older have tried and are using alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, cocaine derivatives, marijuana, opiates and designer drugs that ever before. This includes the adventurous 1960s when...

Teen drug use is a problem that is on the rise. In fact, it is estimated that 18.8 percent of 12th graders used an illicit drug in 2007. When many people hear the term “substance abuse” they think about someone who is using an illicit drug. However, it is important to...