RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Averhealth, a health care company with nationwide substance use disorder treatment centers, will invest $325,000 to expand its headquarters in Henrico County. Virginia successfully competed against Kansas and North Carolina for the project, which will create up to 50 new jobs.
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Street Drugs laced with Fentanyl pose a testing challenge
In 2016, synthetic opioids surpassed prescription opioids as the most common drugs in overdose deaths. At 100 times the potency of morphine, fentanyl is a strong synthetic prescription opioid that is also illegally manufactured in clandestine labs in China and Mexico and sold online or transported across the Southern U.S. border.
Read MoreThe Changes and Challenges of Designer Drugs
Designer drugs have exploded onto the scene in the past decade. These psychoactive substances are often manufactured overseas and sold in the U.S. over the internet. Others are sold in gas stations, smoke shops, or convenience stores. Marketed as natural, consumers think they are less dangerous. Side effects differ, but when taken in high doses, […]
Read MoreAlcohol Awareness Month focus is on ‘Changing Attitudes’
Since 1987, April has been designated as Alcohol Awareness Month by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Designed to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues, this year’s theme is Changing Attitudes: It’s not a ‘rite of passage.
Read MoreScreening Drug Tests Vs. Confirmation Drug Tests
When you need fast results that won’t break your budget, immunoassay drug tests, or screening tests, are a good way to go. Immunoassay drug tests are urine or oral fluid drug tests that use antibodies to detect the presence of classes of drugs, like amphetamines, opiates or barbiturates. These screening tests are fast, inexpensive and […]
Read MoreFDA approves tool to help combat opioid crisis
The opioid epidemic in the United States is now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, with no end in sight. More people die from drug overdoses than of any other non-natural cause, including guns, suicide and car accidents. Last November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Sublocade, a […]
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