Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continual improvement and to provide our clients with industry leading service, we are excited to announce an upcoming change in testing associated with our 42130: Synthetic Cannabinoids Panel. While these types of compounds have...
Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continual improvement and to provide our clients with industry leading service, we are excited to announce an upcoming change in testing associated with our 32400: Electrolyte Panel. For years this testing has been a referred test...
By Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT We talk about false positives in forensic toxicology a lot. Could a specific drug cause a false positive for another drug on a toxicology test? The answer is a bit complex, but it is both yes and no. First, we need to talk about the...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT In toxicology testing, qualitative and quantitative testing are the norm, but every so often something prevents a result from being acquired. This “something” is called interference and will be displayed on the Axis Forensic Toxicology...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT Over the last several years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has moved to ban various newly emerged illicit opioids as Schedule I controlled substances. From 2015-2017, they controlled 19 fentanyl analogs and other opioids. In...
Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continual improvement, to provide the most relevant panels and tests in the industry, our products are periodically updated as new compounds emerge and older compounds cease to be relevant over the years. It is with that goal in...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT Mitragyna speciosa is a tree or shrub that grows in southeast Asia, particularly Thailand and Malaysia. The plant is locally known as kratom or biak-biak. It exists in the Rubiaceae family of plants, which includes the genera Coffea or...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT This post has been updated since its original posting Apr 7, 2022. The presence of fentanyl in the street drug supply has rapidly exploded throughout the United States since approximately 2014. Drug overdose deaths have increased as well...
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT Pharmacodynamics (PD) is the study of the effect of substances on the body. The word is derived from Greek – Pharmakon and dynamikos which means “force” or “power”. PD includes concepts such as receptor affinity, receptor activity, and...
