Category: News

Signs of Drug Abuse Series 2 – Cocaine

Welcome back to the “Signs of Drug Abuse” series. We’ve already looked at the signs of Marijuana use; now, we’re taking a closer look at cocaine and the symptoms users display. Cocaine is known as the “party drug”. Known for keeping users energetic and awake, it also has negative side effects including anger, paranoia, and […]

Signs of Drug Abuse Series 1 – Marijuana

Welcome to the “Signs of Drug Abuse” series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at some different drugs and the effects they have when used. In this article, we take a look at marijuana. What would you do if you noticed a colleague acting strangely? If you’re concerned about the […]

Cocaine-Related Deaths Increase For 6th Year Running

Cocaine caused more deaths than road traffic accidents in 2017.

Why we’re shouting about the 6-AM Heroin Drugs of Abuse Test

Screening for Heroin abuse has always been problematic due to the cross-reactivity of other opiate metabolites such as morphine. SureScreen’s new Heroin specific drug test strip, 6-AM, eliminates those cross-reactivity issues. We have known cases where medication has been taken or a prescription sought to cover an underlying heroin problem in the hope that it […]

SureScreen at Medica 2017

Fentanyl: What is it and why is it in the news?

SureScreen Diagnostics are at MEDLAB 2017 in Dubai

A day in the laboratory at SureScreen