Even as federal and state governments make efforts to stem the growing opioid epidemic through legislation to monitor and limit the availability of prescription painkillers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week released provisional estimates that indicate a continuing rise in overdose deaths, most notably...
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DENVER, Aug. 14, 2018 – Cordant Health Solutions™, which provides innovative tools for monitoring and managing behavioral health and chronic pain patients through its unique pharmacy and drug testing program, announced today that it is now contracted with Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. Clinicians can now order any of...
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Seventeen Cordant employees, family and friends got out their rain gear and walked in the Get Steppin’ Walk for the Homeless....
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Over 30 Cordant employees, family and friends—two- and four-legged alike—participated in the Shatterproof Rise Up Against Addiction 5K Walk/Run....
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a person on probation with a condition to remain drug-free may be put in jail after one positive drug test. This case has been watched closely by many who work with people struggling with substance use disorder,...
Read MoreMuch of drug testing, particularly in the criminal justice arena, relies on classic urine testing. These tests are the historical go-to tests because they are quick and can check for a large number of illicit and abused substances. However, there is a tendency to over-interpret...
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The use of plant materials to relieve suffering, treat illness or in religious ceremonies has a long history. Occasionally, the Industry News section will look more closely at the history of a substance to help create context around pharmaceuticals that are a standard drug of...
Read MoreClinical toxicology testing helps clinicians and case workers help patients by providing critical information about substances in a patient’s system. There are two main testing platforms: qualitative (meaning the test is either positive or negative) and quantitative (meaning the test measures drug concentration). Screening (also...
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In this short webinar briefing Richard Stripp, Ph.D., chief scientific and technology officer at Cordant and faculty member at the City University of New York John Jay College, talks about a new drug testing technology, Cordant Core, which reports more detailed and actionable information to...
Read MoreNew data on synthetic opioids show an alarming number of overdose deaths due to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid available both as a prescription and increasingly on the black market. Currently 18 states and the District of Columbia show increases in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2015. Between 2014...
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