GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON DESIGNER DRUG TRENDS

• Designer Drug Trends Report (Download report here)
  
  
• NMS Labs article in the Journal of Forensic Sciences on ID of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Herbal Incense Blends (Read about & request a copy)
  
  
• NMS Labs White Paper on Synthetic Cannabinoids (Read about & request a copy)
  

Supporting law enforcement agencies, Drug Recognition Experts (DREs), crime laboratories and healthcare providers with specialized laboratory testing for synthetic cannabinoids and the latest discovered metabolites, NMS Labs is on the leading edge in market surveillance and research on the latest trends in designer drugs.

With increased public interest and concern related to synthetic cannabinoids, such as those implicated in K2, Spice or Spike, law enforcement agencies, DREs, crime laboratories and healthcare providers need access to specialized Drug Impaired Driving/DRE Toxicology testing services. NMS Labs has the answer.

As a leader in the forensic sciences, NMS Labs has taken on the challenge of testing for products that contain synthetic cannabinoids, which are potent at very low doses. NMS Labs initially offered testing for eight synthetic cannabinoids in suspected drug material, and has added new compounds as they appeared on the illicit market. NMS Labs has successfully detected and reported 20 synthetic cannabinoid chemicals (A-796260, AM-1248, AM-2201, AM-2233, AM-694, JWH-018 5-chloropentyl, JWH-018, JWH-019, JWH-022, JWH-073, JWH-081, JWH-122, JWH-200, JWH-203, JWH-210, JWH-250, RCS-4, RCS-8, UR-144 and XLR-11) in blood of impaired individuals, and identified metabolites in urine.

When users of K2 (typically college students and high schoolers) show up in the Emergency Room refusing to admit to the substances they have been using, NMS Labs testing services can provide insights that lead to better informed medical treatment and follow up. For reference labs, and the healthcare providers they support, NMS Labs testing services can help to keep ahead of new demands for a higher quality of care.

Additional resources:

• Dr. Barry Logan and Dr. Michael Frost discuss the dangers of synthetic marijuana.
• Informative and insightful webinars & presentations given by Dr. Barry K. Logan on K2, Synthetic Cannabinoids and Salvia.
• Article in the Journal of Forensic Sciences on identification of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal incense blends.
• White paper on synthetic cannabinoids method development and validation.
• Technical Bulletin on identification of JWH-018 and JWH-073 metabolites.
• What parents need to know about K2, Spice and synthetic marijuana.
• Read more on K2, Spice and synthetic cannabinoids, including legal status.
• Legal status of synthetic cannabinoids in the United States (from the National Conference of State Legislatures).
• NMS Labs Press Releases.

 

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