admin More students at Christian Brothers College High School are saying no to drugs these days and the 161-year-old Town and Country school know that for sure. It’s celebrating five years of annual mandatory drug testing for all students. Jane Eschmann is the school’s assistant principal and administrator of the program at the college prep school. … Read more
Did you know that an astounding 75% of drug users are employed? Realizing the costs associated with drug use among workers, government studies as far back as the early 1990s estimated that employing a drug user costs an average of $7,000-$10,000 per year. If these studies were done today, the average costs would likely be … Read more
People will go to great lengths to pass a drug test, but the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says there is a popular trend among young people who try to beat these tests and it could kill you. Some have been ingesting bleach. Not everyone scours the web for a drug test solution. Mahoney said some … Read more
Worldwide Leader in Hair Testing For Drugs of Abuse Recognized Internationally For Highest Quality Laboratory Standards ACTON, Mass., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation, hair testing for drugs of abuse pioneer and leader for 25 years, announced today that its laboratory has received international accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) for a broad spectrum of laboratory testing … Read more
The study focused on 5,964 Floridians who applied for cash assistance in July. According to the study, 574 applicants were denied because they tested positive for drug use — though 565 who simply never underwent a drug test were denied welfare. “Drug users seeking taxpayer-funded cash assistance find it cheaper and easier to skip the … Read more
SHRM & DATIA Poll: Half of Employers Conduct Drug Tests on Final Job Candidates More than half of employers (57 percent) conduct drug tests on all job candidates, while only 29 percent do not conduct drug tests on any job candidates, according to a poll released today by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) … Read more
Nine out of 10 Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction (1) started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs before age 18, according to a national study released today by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University. Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem reveals that adolescence is … Read more
Florida’s ‘pill mill’ problem grew out of years of weak regulations, a lack of laws and the absence of a database to monitor prescription drugs, according to an article in the Orlando Sentinel. “We failed to enact proper controls and procedures that would keep this from getting out of hand,” Bruce Grant, the state’s former … Read more
An elementary school student in Washington, D.C. is facing drug charges, for sharing cocaine with classmates. School officials say four, eight, and nine-year-old students, ingested the drugs, while others sniffed it. The students were taken to the hospital, but they’re expected to be okay. A letter was sent home to parents alerting them of the … Read more