What's Going on at USDTL?

IN THE NEWS

'Stuff that will kill you': NC lawmakers push to ban 'gas station heroin'

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Here comes an illicit drug 40 times more potent than fentanyl

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RELEVANT READS?

"And Another Thing" By Guida Brown

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Upcoming Conferences we are Attending:

• Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting (PAS)

• Fastest Labs Franchisee Conference

• Annual Meeting IAMA

• MATCP Annual Conference
• NOAP Annual Education Conference
• National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association Annual Conference

• AATOD Conference?
• NADCP RISE24 Annual Training Conference

Drug Classes and Neurotransmitters: Amphetamine, Cocaine, and Hallucinogens

Even though amphetamine, cocaine, and hallucinogens all affect the same neurotransmitters, the overall effects experienced by the user for each drug class are vastly different. This is because each drug class has different mechanisms of action, and they affect each neurotransmitter to different degrees. Understanding neurotransmitters and how the drug classes affect them can help us to understand the effects experienced by different illicit substances.

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What's New on YouTube?

Online Webinars

We host virtual educational events called ToxTime to help our clients and prospects gain a better understanding of the concepts of substance use toxicology. The topics selected are typically focused around questions we hear most frequently. We host two online webinars per quarter! Below are two of our most recent ToxTimes uploaded to YouTube.

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Our channel now features YouTube Shorts! Click on the videos below to watch the full short.

In this USDTL animation, learn about our newborn testing options: meconium and umbilical cord.

USDTL Cares

This month, USDTL?teamed up?to put on Employee Appreciation Week! Along with fun, themed activities to show our staff how much we admire their hard work, one of the activities throughout the week was a raffle, with 50% of the proceeds going to SIDS.

Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois (SIDS)?is a not for profit organization dedicated to the prevention of sudden, unexpected infant death by providing educational programs to families, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, childcare providers, and the general public as well as bereavement services to families and any others who have experienced the tragedy of sudden, unexpected infant death.

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