Drug Testing News| Press Release

March, 2006

Phamatech Introduces Its Rapid Methaphetamine Test
Oprah Winfry Show Tracks Methamphetamine Addiction Showing Devastating Results

Methamphetamine use is reaching epidemic proportions across the United States. What was initially confined to the Western States has now appeared in almost every area of the country.

According to a survey by the National Drug Intelligence Center, for the first time a plurality (40%) of American counties surveyed reported methamphetamine use as the leading drug threat. A United Nations study reports that methamphetamine is the most abused hard drug on earth with more than 26 million addicts, more than the combined number of cocaine and heroine addicts. Methamphetamine is called the most addictive drug in history because it releases the highest number of units of dopamine, the brain's primary pleasure chemical.

A recent segment of the Oprah Winfrey Show illustrated the devastating results methamphetamine addiction has on not only the addict's life, but on the members of the addict's family as well.

In response to this epidemic, Phamatech, a San Diego based biotech company introduced a rapid methamphetamine test for home use. The test can detect use of the drug in about five to ten minutes. Each test includes a confirmation component that is performed in a certified laboratory which can verify positive readings with 98% accuracy eliminating potential false positive readings. The results are given toll-free over the phone by counselors who maintain strict confidentially and provide information and counseling referrals for treatment. The At-Home Test is presently sold in Walgreens, Rite-Aid and Kerr Drug Stores.

This test joins the growing number of Phamatech's rapid At Home Tests, which include the At-Home Marijuana Test, At-Home Cocaine Test, and a Multi-Panel Test which tests for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, ecstasy and amphetamines.

Phamatech continues in its effort to reduce drug abuse and provide accessible, confidential and easy to use products to test for drug use and provide avenues to end addiction.