Drugs of Abuse/Toxicology
News on diagnostic systems for drugs of abuse and toxicology.
UCSD will support investigators researching the genetic underpinnings of drug abuse with specialized rats and computational tools for rat genotyping.
Experts Urge FDA, CMS to Revoke Approval, Coverage for Opioid Addiction Genetic Risk Test
A coalition of experts in addiction, genetics, and public health wrote that an opioid addiction risk test from Solvd Health's AutoGenomics business performs no better than chance.
FDA Approves AutoGenomics Test for Opioid Use Disorder Risk
The genetic test is intended to be used before exposure to oral opioid pain medications in patients being considered for a four- to 30-day prescription.
Genetic Risk of Substance Use Disorders Untangled in Large-Scale GWAS Meta-Analysis
The study, of over 1 million individuals with European ancestry and almost 100,000 of African descent, found loci associated with general and substance-specific addiction.
IVitalize Acquires Genetic Testing Laboratory Geneus Health
Geneus offers a genetic test to identify potential genetic predisposition to reward deficiency syndrome, a primary marker for addiction.