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26/11/2008 by admin.
The Oraline IV saliva drug test has been launched by Access Diagnostic Tests UK Ltd into the UK market for sales as a professional medical diagnostic screen for drugs of abuse.
Available in professional cartons of 25 test kits, Oraline IV saliva drug test offers market leading sensitivity for Cannabis THC detection at just 4ng/ml
Oraline IV incorporates a patented saliva collection spoon for true single step testing, although the device can also be used with cup collected saliva samples
Oraline IV multi drug saliva drug screen provides on-site rapid-results for
Marijuana 4ng detection for 14-24hrs
Cocaine 25ng detection for 24-48hrs
Opiates 2ng detection for 7-21hrs
Methamphetamines 3.75ng detection for 72hrs
The Oraline IV drug test is CE marked and FDA approved for clinical IVDD use worldwide.
Click here for more information on the oraline IV multi drug saliva drug test
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25/11/2008 by admin.
Warning signs over Europe’s biggest drug problem
Opioids are still at the heart of Europe’s drug phenomenon. And signs of change in our heroin and synthetic opioid problem mean that countries need to be vigilant and prepared to respond. These were among the key points stressed by the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) as it launched its annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe on 6 November in Brussels.
Estimates show that there are between 1.3 and 1.7 million problem opioid users in the EU and Norway, with heroin responsible for Europe’s largest drug-related health and social costs. New data published in the report call into question previous EMCDDA assessments of a slowly improving heroin situation and point to a ’stable, but no longer diminishing problem’. Record opium production in Afghanistan in 2007 has also heightened the agency’s worries over a potential knock-on effect on Europe’s heroin problem
Click here to read the full report from EMCDDA on Opiods
Stimulant drugs — such as amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine — are the second most commonly consumed drug type in Europe today, after cannabis. But within this group, data reveal a very mixed picture in terms of prevalence, trends and market developments.
Click here to read more on stimulant drugs from EMCDDA
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17/11/2008 by admin.
Just read this encouraging article below from todays Guardian online. It seems treating cocaine & heroin addicts for their addiction does reduce crime levels.
Research published today shows that heroin and crack cocaine addicts receiving drug treatment commit fewer crimes to feed their habit.
The Manchester University study, based on data from the police national computer, shows that the number of offences committed by addicts - such as theft - fell by almost half once they had entered drug treatment programmes.
The research results were based on 1,500 heroin and crack cocaine users who had recently been convicted and sentenced to undergo rehabilitation treatment in the community rather than jailed.
The study found that the total number of crimes for which they were charged in the year following the start of treatment fell from 4,381 to 2,348. The biggest category of theft fell from 1,234 to 635. The highest proportion of crimes committed while they were in treatment were for breaching a previous sentence.
Reductions in crime were consistent across the board. Violence more than halved, as did offences of fraud, drug possession and prostitution.
Paul Hayes, of the National Treatment Agency, which funded the study, said: “While this confirms the value of using substitute prescribing … to stabilise drug users, it also shows crime is cut rather than eradicated. This reinforces the need for drug workers to go further and do more to actively get users off drugs and reintegrated into society.”
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11/11/2008 by admin.
Listen to this audio (about 4 minutes long) in which Andrew Horne of AddAction tells Jon Dennis why Britain leads Europe in use of heroin and cocaine
Click here for the link to the audio
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03/11/2008 by admin.
Brian Woods and Kate Blewett reveal the devastating impact that illegal drugs have on neglected children, whose childhoods are blighted by chaos
is estimated that around 350,000 children in the UK have parents with a serious drug problem - with 10 babies being born to heroin-addicted mothers every day. Yet in contrast to the billions of pounds spent on helping the users themselves, there is a serious lack of specialist help for their children - many of whom are at serious risk.
In this Dispatches film, award-winning filmmakers Brian Woods and Kate Blewett reveal the devastating impact that illegal drugs have on these neglected children, whose childhoods are blighted by chaos and danger - and the effect on their grandparents who are left to pick up the pieces and become their full-time carers.
Click here to visit Channel 4 and find out more
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14/10/2008 by admin.
Just read this article today by and thought I would share it with you.
It is a very personal & sad story of how a daughters heroin addiction has affected not only her, but her whole family. Gripping reading and very honest.
If you are the parent of a teenager or a healthcare worker involved in helping heroin addicts and their families you should definitely read the full article.
Highly recommended.
Here is an extract from the article
In April last year Kate and Hannah Mayne made quite a splash across these pages. It was a story that they wanted told but dearly wished that they were a million miles away from. Hannah was a gaunt but beautiful 19-year-old heroin addict who, despite a loving family and a life of privilege, had been sucked into the world of habit-feeding. Her mother Kate, a specialist interior designer, was desperately battling for help for a daughter who was slowly killing herself.
In the 18 months since I met them many things have changed, but not for the better. Hannah has collected her first criminal conviction (for shoplifting) and is illegally squatting, having moved addresses six times in the past year.
Kate’s marriage to Hannah’s father, a financial director, has collapsed as the reality of their daughter’s addiction and illness took its toll on the family. And, perhaps inevitably, Kate has suffered a nervous breakdown.
Click here to read the full article
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