admin Positive results for drug use have kept more than 3,200 prospective drivers — including 1,700 who used cocaine and 71 who used cocaine in combination with opiates, heroin or amphetamines — from getting behind the wheel for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. since May 2006. While the pre-employment drug screening results might have kept those … Read more
ANN ARBOR – As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a “study drug” – a prescription stimulant or amphetamine – to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 parents of teens 13-17 years old believes that their teen has … Read more
Vagaries aside, school administrators recognized they had a problem. And they’re doing something big about it. In the fall, the school will drug test all 1,200 students in seventh through 12th grade. That takes guts and resolve. Administrators knew there would be blow-back from parents and the community about student privacy and the pointlessness of … Read more
Meanwhile, NTSB pushes for lower BAC limit and other alcohol-related rule changes for motorists While the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) newly released a report on actions needed to eliminate alcohol-impaired driving by motorists has naturally garnered much media attention this week, the American Trucking Assns.(ATA) is prodding the Dept. of Transportation to take action … Read more
In November, Colorado and Washington passed state initiatives by vote to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Washington’s “Initiative 502,” now on the books as RCWA 69.50.4013, went into effect on Dec. 6, 2012, and Colorado’s “Amendment 64,” now C.R.S.A. Const. Art.18, §16, will go into effect on Jan. 5, 2013. Both new laws regulate … Read more
Almost everyone offered a new job these days knows that even before you begin worrying whether someone will invite you to lunch on your first day, you’re probably going to have to head to the restroom and pee in a cup as part of the pre-employment drug screening. These tests, which became commonplace during the … Read more
More than 70 percent of substance abusers are employed, according to the American Council For Drug Education. In fact, one out of three workers is aware of drug sales conducted at work. It’s all too easy to ignore the statistics and assume that the problems associated with drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace are … Read more
WASHINGTON -It’s an epidemic that’s getting kids hooked and the consequences could be lethal. The number of teens using and abusing prescription drugs has exploded. They are passing out pills at parties and sharing with friends. Experts say the cocktail of drugs and alcohol is a deadly game. Two-thirds of teens who abuse prescription drugs … Read more