Citizens in the State of Oregon voted to decriminalize hard drugs like methamphetamine, heroin, oxycontin, and cocaine. Now, instead of possible jail time, anyone found in possession of small amounts of these and other hard drugs will receive a violation similar to a traffic ticket. In fact, there won’t even be a trial—pay a $100 Read more »
How Long Do Steroids Stay in Your System?
If you take steroids to keep your asthma under control you may wonder why anyone cares how long steroids stay in your system. That makes sense because the corticosteroids used for treating asthma are often referred to as “steroids.” Anabolic steroids, however, are a different matter and those who use them illegally may be surprised Read more »
DOT Cautions Employees About CBD Use
Should safety-sensitive employees worry about CBD use? Forms of that question have made the FAQs on sites across the internet since the Agricultural Improvement Act (Farm Bill) passed in 2018. The Department of Transportation has received its fair share of them too—by every means imaginable. So much so that it prompted the release of a Read more »
7 Advantages of Mouth Swab Drug Testing
Neither mouth swab drug testing or using the hair method is as widely used as the urine test for employee drug testing. But if everyone learns the advantages—that may change! It’s most likely due to the fact that in the early days of employee drug testing the urinalysis was the only method available. When the Read more »
Will There Be an End to Marijuana Prohibition?
The internet is buzzing! There’s likely to be a vote to end federal marijuana prohibition on Wednesday! Of course, it’s not as if the bill materialized out of nowhere this week. Congressman Jerry Nadler and Senator Kamala Harris introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) of 2019 back in July. The MORE Act Read more »
How to Pass a Urine Test
It’s incredibly easy to pass a urine test. Simply put, don’t use drugs. Over 95% of our nation’s workforce agrees. It’s the little over 4% who test positive for using drugs who hope to find a way to dupe employers by falsifying a drug test. A quick online search results in page after page of Read more »
Ridiculous Questions Drug Users Ask
Contrary to that old adage, there is such a thing as a stupid question. Drug users can ask some doozies! Often, these questions pertain to drug tests, the nemesis of the drug user. A looming drug test for employment or the probation officer strikes fear in their heart. Because, sadly, they are not likely to stop Read more »
Checklist: Catastrophic Workers’ Comp Claims
Catastrophic workers’ comp insurance claims rank in at one percent of all claims filed. However, they also account for a whopping 20% of the total Workers’ Compensation losses overall. That is mind-boggling. Small statistic, but underestimated No one has “have a catastrophic accident at work” on the list of things to do. Sadly, though, it Read more »