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Is Your Laboratory Following the Best Practices for Respiratory Virus Testing? Background The Academy of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) published a Guidance Document on Laboratory Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus testing in May 2024. The guidance document provides expert opinion related to laboratory diagnosis of respiratory viral

Drug Court Best Practices for Urine Sample Testing This is a 2-part series using the AllRise Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards, Volume 2 as the source. Part 1 was published in September 2024 and provided guidance for the best practices for urine sample collection from Drug

Part 1: Best Practices for Urine Sample Collection in Drug Courts This is a 2-part series using the AllRise Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards, Volume 2 as the source. Part 1 provides guidance for the best practices for urine sample collection from Drug Court participants. Part

DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment Part 2: The DEA’s Response to the Ongoing Drug Trafficking Crisis in the United States This is Part 2 of a 2-part series focusing on the DEA’s response to the drug trafficking crisis in the United States. Part 1 was

DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment Part 1: Drug Cartels: Trafficking Drugs Into and Throughout the United States This is a 2-part series with Part 1 focusing on how illicit drugs enter and spread throughout the United States. Part 2 of the series was published in late

How Prevalent is Waterborne Disease in the United States? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays an active role in monitoring and surveillance of diseases spread through any water source in the United States. The following estimates were published for 17 waterborne pathogens in 20141:

Foodborne Illness Caused by Salmonella Bacteria As the United States enters the warm spring months followed by the sizzling summer months, the causes, symptoms, and prevention of food poisoning due to Salmonella are warranted. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that Salmonella bacteria cause 1.35 million

Adolescent Use of Delta-8 THC and Marijuana in the United States A 2023 Monitoring the Future survey, published in March 2024, revealed that 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported using Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinoid (Delta-8 THC)1. This survey is funded by the National Institutes of Health

The 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data in the United States Each year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conduct a survey on people living in the United States as to