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COVID-19 May Be The Trigger That Turns Some Teens To Drugs. Teens have been taken out of familiar routines, isolated from friends, away from the structure of campus life and under the stress that prolonged uncertainty brings. Most educators recognize that the summer months are when teens can experiment and develop bad behaviors. Certainly with ... Read more

To stop drug abuse is the Best Defense a Great Offense? In the first two installments of our Rebuilding A Workplace series, we looked at the impacts of prolonged periods of stress on substance abuse, and some of the drug trends to watch as we return to work. We shared data highlighting the changing threat ... Read more

What drugs may deliver the highest workplace threat after COVID-19? Why 70% is a number to remember. As we pointed out in the first of this three part series, "Stress, Self-Medication, and What History Teaches Us", 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina deliver powerful evidence that workers may return to work with new or exacerbated chemical dependencies. ... Read more

In Which States Does Drug Testing Carry A Financial Benefit? 13 states offer Worker Comp Insurance incentives For businesses in 13 states, drug testing can accrue more than the usual benefits of reducing workplace accident risks or trimming the costs of drug-related absenteeism or turnover. In these states, workers compensation insurance is discounted in exchange ... Read more

Safe Hair Testing Collection Practices During COVID-19 Safeguard students and staff with these simple guidelines During COVID-19 we have all learned the value in taking precautions to keep ourselves and those around us safe and healthy. Many of you have asked for some best practices when collecting a hair sample for drug testing, and we ... Read more

How To Do Safe Collections During COVID-19 IMPORTANT NOTICE From Your Collection Network Team Safety for you and your facility's visitors is our shared priority. To our collection partners: In this time of uncertainty, we are taking steps to continue delivering the superior levels of service for which Psychemedics, as the leader for hair testing, ... Read more

2020 Teen Drug Trends To Watch Partners in protecting students' futures. For generations, substance abuse reflects the darker side of the teen experience. And like you, we believe that keeping young people drug-free is critical to protecting their futures. The first step is being educated on what the threats are. And the second is to ... Read more

Tis The Season!

The U.S. workforce is dying younger. Why? Drugs play a role in this disturbing trend. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association paints a sobering picture---especially in a market where labor is at a premium. Life expectancies in a prime age group for American workers has gone down. Read the ... Read more

Overcome a key challenge with our new test for nicotine use. This new test, like all Psychemedics tests, detects substance usage over a 90-day window enabling you to identify and help students who are at risk of forming a lifelong nicotine habit. Our test finds nicotine ingested by any means including vaping. The Sad Truth ... Read more