by drugtest | May 25, 2018 | Cotinine, Drug Testing, Drugs in Society, Nicotine, policy, Smoking
Every day we hear the stories of society’s unanticipated and deadly killers. School, public and workplace shootings and deaths from fatal illicit drugs, cancer or new and strange illnesses make us shake our heads in sadness and feel the urgency to act to stop the...
by Mary H. | Jan 23, 2018 | Drug Test Industry, Drug/Alcohol Laws, Drug/Alcohol News, Drugs in Society
WHY IT SHOULD NOT IMPACT EMPLOYER BASED DRUG TESTING On November 8, 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative (often called the Adult Use of Marijuana Act), making California one of seven states legalizing the recreational...
by Lisa H. | Nov 9, 2017 | Drug Testing in the Home, Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Drugs in Society, Teenagers
Overview How do you know if someone is addicted to drugs? Is it drug use, or is it a chemical imbalance? How can both be addressed to prevent the causes of drug use? Learning the signs of drug use can help you identify when a person needs help, and will give you some...
by Lisa H. | Nov 8, 2017 | Drug Testing in the Workplace, Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Drug/Alcohol News, Drugs in Society
The article below was first published on the John Hopkins website to detail the summit. Written by: Saralyn Cruickshank Published Oct 30 Among the most urgent actions the nation can take to combat the opioid crisis in America is to erase the stigma of addiction,...
by Lisa H. | May 3, 2017 | Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Drugs in Society
Prescription drug abuse continues to inch its way out of the closet of people’s private lives with each reportable death and disorder, especially since the end of the 20th century. Its notoriety now even exceeds the death rate from heroin and cocaine overdoses since...
by Lisa H. | Mar 14, 2017 | Drug Test Industry, Drugs in Society
Drug usage is often considered to be a problem solely among the unemployed: that is, among people that employers don’t need to worry about. But data from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that two-thirds of all drug users over the age of 18 were...
