US: Illegal Drug Capital of the World

We’re number #1…according to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) (via Talk Radio News Service) the US is still the “largest market for illegal drugs in the world” with marijuana and drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin the most widely used. Are you shocked that the United States takes this title?  Consider that an estimated 20%  of people in the US have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.  Considering the US population that’s not a small number of people. It seems that Americans have decided to make their own decisions...

Vicodin – The (Almost) Illegal Dru...

Vicodin is a trademarked pain reliever, popular and fairly well-known in America. Its component parts are hydrocodone and paracetamol (aka acetaminophen) [interesting fact: acetaminophen increases the effect of the hydrocodone. You might think it would be the other way around, since acetaminophen is best known to us as Tylenol, but that is not the case]. Anyway, Vicodin is not your average pain-reliever; unlike ibuprofen, which is an unscheduled drug, Vicodin is a Schedule III drug, meaning it could cause moderate or low physical dependence, or a high psychological...

New Articles Available on the Main Site

Hi everyone!  Did you know we’ve been very busy at Home Health Testing providing new and clear information on our line of home drug and home health tests?  Yes, it’s true!  Take a look at some of our longer articles, put on the main site due to their size.  If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or contact us! Business Solutions – The Hair Drug Test Home Drug Test Instantly With Saliva Tests Why Home Drug Testing Can Help Solve The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem Home HIV Test – 5 Good Reasons Why You Should Take One Home Thyroid...

OxyContin Tests Turn the Home Drug Test ...

The Problem of Prescription Oxycodone Abuse As you may know, prescription drug abuse has developed into a huge problem in the United States. For example, a 2005 Monitoring the Future survey of high school students showed that OxyContin abuse went up among 12th graders by 40 percent in 3 years. OxyContin is one of the many generic names for drugs that include the narcotic oxycodone. When used as prescribed, drugs like OxyContin and Percocet (which also contains oxycodone) provide much needed pain relief to cancer patients and people recovering from surgery. When...

The Oxycodone Test – How/What It T...

This month is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month.  In that spirit we are going to focus on prescription drugs and prescription drug tests, such as our Oxycodone Test.  Keep reading to learn more about this dangerous drug, and look forward to a future installment on our Xanax Drug Test. If you are a parent and suspect drug use in your teenager, you may want to learn more about oxycodone (popularly known by one its commercial names, OxyContin) the drug that is devastating communities across the country with its extremely dangerous and addictive effects on the user....