More Education Required before we call CBD a Cure-all
I read a column in my local paper serving a community north of Boston of about 100,000 people recently where the columnist, who is an MD, extolled the virtues of…
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The Opioid Crisis Is Turning Into A Cocaine Crisis
Deaths from cocaine, after holding steady for many years, increased an alarming 52% between 2015 and 2016, according to the CDC, with the trend continuing in the most recent federal…
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Trucking Alliance Supports Drug Testing
Trucking Alliance Supports More Effective Drug Testing Of US Truck Drivers Industry Coalition Announces Opioid Drug Test Initiative at United Nations Conference on Road Safety Washington, DC – The Alliance…
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Georgia school to drug-test students by using hair samples
The Associated Press February 17, 2018 01:10 PM COLUMBUS, GA. A private school in east Georgia intends to start drug-testing its oldest students. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that Brookstone…
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Surprising Stats on Drugs in the Workplace
“Seven in 10 Americans have used drugs while at work, including opiates, amphetamines and cocaine.” This article was published in The Business Journals on January 18th, 2018. By Melissa Wylie,…
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Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever
This article was published in The New York Times June 5, 2017 By JOSH KATZ New data compiled from hundreds of health agencies reveals the extent of the drug overdose epidemic…
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Drugged driving eclipses drunken driving in tests of motorists killed in crashes
Article published in The Washington Post April 26, 2017 By Ashley Halsey III For the first time, statistics show that drivers killed in crashes are more likely to be on drugs…
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Major carriers file formal request to allow hair analysis in lieu of urine testing
TheTrucker.com Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Six major motor carriers have filed a request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for an exemption from current federal regulations in order to…
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Millennials took Adderall to get through school. Now they’ve taken their addiction to the workplace.
In 2010, when Raphael was a first-semester college freshman struggling to get through finals, he did what it seemed like all his friends were doing: he got an Adderall from…
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The Pill Makers Next Door: How America’s Opioid Crisis Is Spreading
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Oct. 5, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—The married couple living in the third-floor, ocean-view apartment were friendly and ambitious. She explored the city, posting selfies on Facebook. He started a…
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