Washington, D.C. – Today, Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy, announced $13.4 million in funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA).  Of that, $5 million will be directed to a broad range of efforts that will reduce the trafficking, distribution, and use of heroin – a drug that has emerged as a…

Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates of heroin use, including women and people with private insurance and higher incomes. In addition, nearly all people who use heroin also use multiple other…

World’s largest hair drug testing company & scientific leader launches new screening tests for Oxymorphone and D-Amphetamine/Adderall®. ACTON, Mass., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation PMD, -0.06% hair testing pioneer and global leader for over twenty-five years, announced the addition of 2 new drugs to the company’s drug testing panels. In response to growing…

By Jim Dyke, Psychemedics Corporation Hair analysis for the detection of drug use in workplace testing continues to grow in popularity as a result of its wider window of detection and ability to detect repeat drug users. One aspect that has lacked agreement in the field, however, is how best to ensure that a positive…

DENVER — Even in one of the country’s most marijuana-friendly states, smoking pot off the job and away from work can still get an employee fired. That was the unanimous conclusion of the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, in a closely watched workplace lawsuit involving a customer service worker who uses medical marijuana to help…

Hair testing for drugs is an approach more carriers are taking. By David Heller, Fleet Owner It just occurred to me as I begin writing this month’s column that I have never really addressed the issue of hair testing for drugs in our fleets across the country. Sure, carriers are traveling down the road of alternative compliance…