Aug 2020 Designer Opioids and Benzodiazepines
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are a diverse group of synthetic substances created to mimic the effects of scheduled or illicit...
In Practice: Clinical Insights
Jan 2020 Kratom: New Year, New Insights
Q: What is the latest information Aegis can provide about kratom? What other drugs are most commonly present in urine...
Dec 2019 What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Benzodiazepine Results
Our series on interpreting unexpected results concludes with a discussion on the interpretation of benzodiazepine results from Aegis Sciences Corporation....
Nov 2019 What did my Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Opioid Results Interpretation
Opioids refer to all-natural, semi-synthetic, and fully-synthetic drugs that target the opioid receptors to reduce pain. Morphine and codeine are...
Aug 2019 What Did My Patient Actually Take? Unexpected Causes of Cocaine Results
The interpretation of cocaine results differs when considering presumptive vs. definitive testing methods, and may also differ among laboratories. The...
Jul 2019 What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Methamphetamine Results
Methamphetamine D/L Isomer Methamphetamine is a well-known central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is abused recreationally and, infrequently, prescribed as...
