Shortly after the border opened, reports started coming in that drug trafficking was on the rise. The problem has steadily grown worse. If you enter the words “illicit drugs” and “border” into your search engine, page after page of results pop up with stories of illicit drug busts. The border patrol is overwhelmed, many police Read more »
General McCaffrey Sheds Light on Impacts of Drug Abuse
General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA, Retired, appeared as the keynote speaker at the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association’s (NDASA) annual conference earlier this month. He spoke on the impacts of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace and, subsequently, our communities. General McCaffrey served in the United States Army and retired as a four-star Read more »
How to Identify Marijuana Use in the Workplace
Marijuana is legal in many states—but legal doesn’t mean being high at work. Know how to identify marijuana use in the workplace to maintain a safe working environment. For the moment, it remains illegal to possess or use marijuana under federal law. However, the government is choosing to look the other way regarding its stance Read more »
Addicts at Increased Risk for COVID Breakthrough Infections
Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio analyzed 580,000 electronic health records of fully vaccinated people in the United States. They wanted to know if addicts, as well as others who “casually” use drugs, are at an increased risk of contracting COVID. One of the Read more »
FDA Warns 5 Companies Selling Illegal Cannabis Products
A few companies that sell delta-8 THC, a psychoactive cannabis product received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Turns out they’ve been selling products illegally. At the federal level, delta-8 THC is legal because it falls within the approved amount specified for hemp-derived products outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill. It’s Read more »
Some States Blocking Marijuana Drug Test
The marijuana drug test detects tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It’s what gets people high—but if people use pot at home, they can flunk the test at work weeks later. Therefore, employers who operate their businesses in states where marijuana is legal are taking a lot of flak if they test for the drug. Marijuana advocates say it’s Read more »
Which States Might Legalize Marijuana Soon?
Marijuana legalization continues to spread across the nation with 37 states allowing some form of medical use. Moreover, eighteen of those allow recreational use as well. Will others legalize marijuana before the end of the year? Hawaii and Arkansas have legalized medical marijuana, but there’s a push for allowing recreational use too. It looks unlikely Read more »
How to Identify Opium Use in the Workplace
Oxycodone, Oxycontin, and Fentanyl are three of the most widely abused synthetic opioids causing tens of thousands of drug-related deaths in the United States every year. Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized and act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids. Natural opioid drugs, such as morphine, heroin, and codeine, come Read more »