How CBD Products Effect Drug Testing in the UK
In recent years, the CBD market has experienced remarkable growth, with consumers seeking natural remedies for various health concerns. This trend has caught the attention of professionals in the drug and alcohol testing industry due to potential implications for drug...
Alcumus SafeSupplier Verification for ITS Test Kits
Top Sustainability Verification for Innovative Testing Solutions Limited (ITS) ITS has been awarded verification from Alcumus SafeSupplier for demonstrating their ethical, environmental and financial credentials, to help clients assess compliance within their supply...
ITS Test Kits is now RISQS accredited
RISQS is the UK rail industry audit scheme for suppliers of safety- critical products and services that have achieved successful qualification. RISQS enables suppliers to go through a single audit process that has been designed and agreed by multiple rail...
Types of Workplace Drug Testing for UK Businesses
The misuse of drugs, particularly by workers involved in safety-sensitive jobs, could have devastating effects on the people and businesses around them. As a result, companies have developed drug testing procedures to ensure the safety of employees and the people they...
How to Test for Cocaine in the Workplace
Cocaine is the second most commonly used drug in England and Wales among 16-59 year olds according to the Office for National Statistics. Because of this, if substance misuse is causing a suspected issue for your workforce- cocaine could well be a culprit.To help...
Cocaine Abuse in the UK & Europe
Widespread availability and low price points have resulted in cocaine usage increasing in Europe over the last decade. So much so that a record-breaking 213 tonnes were seized by EU State Members in 2020 alone. The growing prevalence of the drug in the UK means that 1...
Synthetic Cannabinoids – A Growing Risk
Dwindling support services and declines in drug treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a proliferation in Synthetic Cannabinoid usage across Europe, causing 224 new forms to be detected on the continent since 2008 and 15 for the first time in 2021. Whilst...
Lateral Flow Covid Tests Run Out? Restock with ITS
With COVID infection levels now higher than at the peak of the alpha variant wave in January 2021, and COVID-related workplace absences rising sharply since June, now is an important time to increase diligence when it comes to testing. There is a duty of care from...
Saliva Drug Tests: How Do They Work?
Saliva drug tests, or Oral fluid drug tests, are a drug testing method that identify the presence of substances of abuse in the fluid found in the mouth. This method of drug and alcohol testing is popular for workplace testing as it is efficient and less invasive than...
What Drugs Are Students Taking During the Pandemic?
What drugs are students taking, national lockdowns are not holding students back from using drugs according to The Tab's 2020 Drugs Survey. 16,017 students answered answered it, across 14 different universities including Bristol, Sheffield, Exeter, Birmingham and...
Drug Test Adulteration Laws
It’s now illegal to try to pass a drug test by sample adulteration in the state of Iowa (USA). We often see and detect / help our customers detect employees trying to tamper with their urine samples to pass a drug test. Indeed there is a whole industry dedicated to...
How Bad Is Our Pandemic Drinking
The UK has seen an increase in alcohol consumption during COVID-19, the biggest increase was during the summer furlough period. However, we are now in lockdown 3.0 and chances are, for some, drinking will now be at problem levels. Many people use alcohol to deal with...