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A Guide to Tramadol Drug Testing
TL;DR - Tramadol is a Class C opioid painkiller under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, with unprescribed possession carrying up to 2 years imprisonment and unlimited fines, whilst supply and production result in up to 14 years imprisonment. Tramadol doesn't appear on standard 5 or 10-panel drug... 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
Alcohol Testing: What you need to know
TL;DR - Alcohol testing provides scientifically proven methods to monitor alcohol consumption over time for pre-employment screening, workplace programmes, probation, custody cases, and driving offences. Testing can determine excessive abuse (40+ grams of pure ethanol daily), occasional... Read More
Peth Testing: An Expert Guide
Peth Testing is the most accurate blood test to determine Alcohol Abuse for family courts, fitness to practice, clinical studies and treatment centers. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Testing provides a detection of alcohol abuse with 99% sensitivity (far higher than traditional blood... Read More
Hair Drug Testing FAQs
Hair drug testing is a reliable, accurate and robust method for covering large historical chronological insight into drug or alcohol consumption. At DNA Legal, our hair strand testing offerings are a popular and well-established option for legal practitioners and professionals specialising in the... Read More
Are drugs consistent with declared usage?
Hair strand testing is uniquely positioned to provide valuable insight and precise identification for patterns of substance use across a wide-range of legal and medical purposes. methods of analysis, such as analysing individual segments of hair allow for historic pattern analysis but can have... Read More
DNA Testing in Wills, Inheritance, and Estate Disputes
Losing a loved one is a difficult and testing time for most, without the added emotional distress of your biological relationship coming into question. When it comes to claims being made on the estate of the deceased, on some occasions a DNA test will be required. Due to the Wills, Trusts, and... Read More
How to change a name on a birth certificate
Within 42 days of birth, parents in the UK are obliged to register their new child. Typically, this is done at the hospital where the child was born, however, in cases such as home births, or where the child’s name has not yet been decided, the parents can visit a local register office at a later... Read More
What is a toxicology report and how to get one?
TL;DR - A toxicology report is an expert statement that detects and identifies drugs, chemicals, toxins, or poisons in samples such as hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids. These reports include detailed lab results, expert interpretation of findings, and conclusions about substance use... Read More