What are you doing this New Year’s Eve? It’s a night made for celebrating like no other! And, for the vast majority of adults, we’ll wager there will be alcohol (And, in many instances, drugs of choice…) on the scene. Drinking and celebrating go hand in hand. It is deeply ingrained in human culture worldwide. Responsible Read more »
DOT Hair Drug Testing Slowly Moves to Next Step
While it was supposed to reach the end of the road nearly two years ago, the quest for federally mandated drug testing using hair samples hasn’t gotten far. There are those who think that implementation of a mandated drug screening process using hair samples will be very beneficial in the war against drug addiction. President Trump Read more »
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Opiates
Opiate drugs are used in medical treatment of pain. Opiates are also often used illegally for recreational purposes of generating a sense of euphoria or elevated sense of well-being. The drugs are highly addictive. In fact, opiate abuse in the United States is at an epidemic level and now presents serious difficulties for many families, employers Read more »
Michigan’s 2018 Marijuana Law
Officially, the 10th state to do so, as of the November 6th election, Michigan became the first midwestern state to legalize recreational marijuana use. There are now roughly 80 million citizens of the United States that live in places that allow the recreational use of marijuana. And, a recent Gallup Poll (October 2018) stated that two Read more »
An Open Letter to Matt About Marijuana Drug Testing
It probably won’t surprise you to hear that some people are unhappy with the fact that we conduct workplace drug testing. They often feel this way because they don’t really understand drugs, drug use, employer’s rights, or even their own rights. Many don’t understand the affects that drug use has, not only on themselves, but Read more »
Three More States Legalize Marijuana
On 6th November, the battle to legalize marijuana gained three more states as voters in Michigan voted to authorize the recreational use of marijuana. Proposal 1 effectively permits adults of 21 years and above to buy, grow, possess, and consume cannabis leisurely. Citizens will have to adhere to the state’s regulation such as growing a maximum Read more »
Trump Signs Bill Requiring HHS Update on Hair Drug Testing
President Trump signed into law on October 24, 2018, a bill requiring the U.S. Department of Health Human Services to update current protocols used for hair drug testing. The law, H.R.6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, was part of a package of laws passed by Congress on a bi-partisan basis, to address the growing problem with Read more »
Marijuana, Benzodiazepine, and the Bus Crash that Killed 13
It sounds like a really dark Dr. Seuss book, but this was real life. 80 miles West of San Antonio, On March 29, 2017, the last thing members of the First Baptist New Braunfels senior choir expected to run into on their way home from a retreat, was a 20 year old driver under the influence of mind-altering Read more »