Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs

Fading fast at 11 p.m., Elizabeth texted her dealer and waited just 30 minutes for him to reach her third-floor New York apartment. She handed him a wad of twenties and fifties, received a tattered envelope of pills, and returned to her computer. Her PowerPoint needed another four hours. Investors in her health-technology start-up wanted … Read more

Heroin-Related Deaths Have Quadrupled in America

New Federal Data Reports Bad News for America’s Heroin Problem Heroin-related deaths quadrupled in the U.S. within just three years, according to new federal data. The new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that from 2010 to 2013, drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin increased fourfold, from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people to … Read more

Prescription Drug Abuse Linked To Indiana HIV Outbreak

Indiana is grappling with an outbreak of HIV that local health officials say is connected to prescription drug abuse. Since mid-December, there have been 27 confirmed and 10 preliminary — meaning they need to be confirmed with further testing — HIV-positive cases in the state, according to an announcement from Indiana health officials on Friday. … Read more

Managing and Enforcing a Random Hair Testing Program (Non-DOT Testing): A Case Study

By Duffy Nabors, Psychemedics Corporation Testing applicants before bringing them into an organization is the first line of defense to establishing a drug-free workplace. However, in order to ensure that a workplace maintains its drug-free status, a robust random testing program should also be in place. In a random program, individuals for testing are typically … Read more

Some Schools Start Treating E-cigs as Drug Paraphernalia

RICHMOND, Va. — Some schools are getting tougher on e-cigarettes, even punishing possession of the devices more harshly than regular cigarettes. The devices, which heat a nicotine solution to create a vapor instead of burning tobacco, have passed traditional smokes in popularity among teenagers. Schools are clamping down because e-cigarettes, sometimes also known as vaporizers, … Read more

Innovative Technology Helps Combat Drug Use

Are you looking for new ideas to improve safety? Are you seeking different results than you got last year? As business costs continue to rise and workplace safety and health become more important than ever, organizations are looking for new techniques and programs that will have an impact on these growing concerns. Implementing an effective … Read more

Psychemedics Corporation Announces Record Revenues

DECLARES 74th CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Acton, Massachusetts, February 10, 2015 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD) today announced fourth quarter and year-end financial results for the period ended December 31, 2014.  The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2015, to be paid on … Read more

Teenagers Using E-Cigarettes To Get High

CARROLLTON, Ky. —Electronic cigarettes are used to help tobacco users quit smoking, but local authorities said some are using them as a disguise for drugs. E-cigarettes are composed of water vapor, flavoring and nicotine, but some are packing them with heroin and marijuana. “What they do is they take marijuana, then take the THC out … Read more

FMCSA to Continue to Randomly Drug Test 50 Percent of Truck Operators

Random drug testing rates for trucking company employees in safety sensitive positions, like truck drivers, will continue at 50 percent in the coming year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 31. The agency says it based its decision to maintain the 50 percent rate on data from surveys conducted in 2012. Data from … Read more

Liquid Meth Becomes Houston’s Top Drug Threat

There is a new form of an old drug that has become Houston’s number one drug threat, and many people have never heard of it. In the sleazy underworld that is the methamphetamine trade, traffickers are getting more creative. Now, the drug in a liquid form is on the rise. “It can be put in … Read more