Notes from the Field

Notes from the Field

One case or one distinction that changed an outcome, a method worth knowing about, or a new substance added to a panel.

No. 2

Kratom, after Oxford

What kratom and 7-OH are, what Illinois and its suburbs say about them, and how kratom is tested in hair and urine. Plus: how random monitoring works, and why a client who travels can stay on the program.

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No. 1

Two tests, one phrase

An order said “a urine alcohol test within twenty-four hours.” That phrase covers two different tests, and only one looked back far enough to answer the question the order existed to answer. Plus: xylazine, new on our hair and nail panels.

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Short notes on drug and alcohol testing for family law professionals, from Michael Gammel at TrueTest Labs.