With one of the highest traffic death rates in the Western Hemisphere, Brazil recently took a bold step by requiring all professional drivers to pass a hair drug test when they apply for license renewals every five years. Effective Jan. 1, the Brazilian federal government hopes the law will act as a powerful deterrent to … Read more
There is a growing epidemic in America that is taking the lives of our young people. It’s in most of our homes and it can easily be obtained from a friend or doctor. Prescription drug abuse is real problem among teens and young adults that gets bigger every year. According to an alarming report by … Read more
Legislation has been introduced on Capitol Hill allowing trucking companies the option of using hair testing for illegal drugs as an approved method of screening drivers. Companion bills introduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to recognize hair testing as an optional … Read more
It’s a new twist on an old drug and it’s becoming increasingly more popular among teens in Arizona. The drug is called “Butane Hash Oil” or BHO. On the street, it goes by many names including shatter, wax, ear wax, honey oil, amber or dabbing. Dabbing because you only need a dab. “It’s something that … Read more
The Government’s Results from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings and Detailed Tables, finds that 8.9 percent of full-time employees and 12.5 percent of part-time employees, 18 years of age and older, are current illicit drug users, while 18.1 percent of unemployed adults in that age group are … Read more
Abuse of prescription painkillers is one of the top emerging threats to workplace safety and public health, National Safety Council CEO Janet Froetscher said Monday. In a keynote address at the 2013 National Safety Congress and Expo in Chicago, Froetscher pointed out that 45 people die from abuse of prescription pain medications everyday – more … Read more
Drug use among America’s youth is dropping, but it’s booming among people over 50, a U.S. government survey released Wednesday shows. Last year, the rate of illicit drug use among children and teenagers 12 to 17 years old dropped to 9.5 percent, down from 11.6 percent a decade earlier, according to the Substance Abuse and … Read more