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A Guide to Opioid Drug Testing
This month's edition in the DNA ongoing series about the legal and personal implications of drug abuse focuses on opioid drug testing. Some of our most recent articles focused on MDMA, ketamine, cannabis, cocaine, and tramadol misuse. Opioids are controlled drugs typically prescribed to treat... Read More
A Guide to Methadone Drug Testing
This part of the DNA Legal series will assess the legal consequences of drug abuse and court-ordered drug testing. Earlier articles have covered tests for misuse of tramadol, benzodiazepine, and amphetamine as well as their legal implications. Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic used in... Read More
A Guide to MDMA Drug Testing
The purpose of our ongoing series is to shed light on the legal repercussions of drug use. Various articles about the misuse of amphetamines, ketamine, cannabis, cocaine, benzodiazepines, and tramadol have already been published by us. In this article, we’re going to explore another widely used... Read More
A Guide to Anabolic Steroids Drug Testing
Our ongoing series is thought out to raise awareness about the consequences of drug use in a legal context. Several articles have already been published about the misuse of amphetamines, ketamine, cannabis, cocaine, benzodiazepines, and tramadol. This article focuses on anabolic steroid drug... Read More
The Impact of Abusing Prescription Painkillers
A report by NHS England in March 2023 revealed opioid prescriptions have reduced by 450,000 in under four years. The article credits GPs and pharmacists who have cracked down on prescribing prescription pain relief when there are alternatives. Within the same report, NHS England introduced a new... Read More
A Guide to Benzodiazepines Drug Testing
Our DNA Legal ongoing series aims to explore the legal implications of drug misuse. We've published articles relating to amphetamines, ketamine, cannabis, cocaine, and tramadol misuse. They're prescribed medications to treat anxiety, panic disorders, and insomnia. Production, supply, and... Read More
Is someone a High, Medium or Low Drug User?
A common question the team receives is if a donor is a high, medium or low user of a particular drug. This article aims to explain what these levels mean and what they don’t mean. What are low, medium and high levels? At DNA Legal, in line with industry-determined practice, we perform a... Read More
A Guide to Tramadol Drug Testing
Our ongoing DNA series explores the legal implications of drug use and drug testing in legal scenarios. Articles with insights about ketamine, cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines are already live. Now, the series will explore the legal consequences of unprescribed tramadol use. ... Read More
Cocaine - cutting and lacing
The UK is “fast becoming the biggest consumer of cocaine in Europe” according to previous UK Security Minister, Ben Wallace. With this rise in demand, are suppliers cutting cocaine more than ever before, and if so, with what? In this article, the DNA Legal toxicology team, who write ... Read More
A Guide to Amphetamine Drug Testing
The ongoing DNA series on drug testing designed to help people understand the ramifications of drug use in legal scenarios has already explored the legal consequences of ketamine, cocaine, and cannabis. This post focuses on amphetamine - commonly known by its street names, speed, billy, and whizz... Read More
A Guide to Cannabis Drug Testing
In our ongoing series on drug testing, we've explored the intricacies of Ketamine and Cocaine drug testing and its relevancy in legal scenarios. Today, we are looking at another widely used illicit drug - Cannabis. Cannabis (aka marijuana, weed, dope, grass, hash etc.) is a well-known Class B... Read More
A Guide to Cocaine Drug Testing
In our ongoing series on drug testing, we've explored the intricacies of Ketamine drug testing and its relevance in legal scenarios. Today, we shift our focus to another widely abused substance - cocaine. Cocaine, a notorious Class A drug, carries severe legal consequences for its possession,... Read More