Extractions from the poppy plant Physicians prescribe opioids to control acute pain—unfortunately, they’re highly addictive. As a matter of fact, it’s possible for someone to form an addiction to some opioid medications before they complete their post-surgery prescription. It’s estimated that more than two million citizens here in the U.S. suffer from opioid use disorder. Read more »
7 Signs of Drug Addiction
Drug addiction has been a serious problem in this country for decades—the last two especially. Moreover, during 2020, things went from bad to worse. The pandemic sent our country into lockdowns, lost jobs, kids out of school—the list, of course, goes on. Many people suffering from addiction, as well as some of those in recovery, Read more »
Adolescent Drug Use Holding Steady Through Pandemic
We’ve all heard the alarming reports of the steady rise of deaths due to drug overdose since the onset of the pandemic. Still, you might think that the rate of adolescent drug use would have dropped over the last year and a half. Most have been home with their parents way more than not! The Read more »
How Is Oral Fluids Drug Testing An Advantage?
Oral fluids drug testing is sometimes looked down upon due to the fact that it doesn’t identify drugs in the system as long as other testing methods. If employers who feel this way considered that for a moment, though, they might change their minds. Oral fluids drug tests are gaining popularity among employers who aren’t Read more »
FDA Public Workshop on Opioid Prescription Education
The FDA Public Workshop entitled “Reconsidering Mandatory Opioid Prescriber Education Through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) in an Evolving Opioid Crisis” is looking for input from stakeholders—which is practically everyone in the country if we’re being honest. The FDA hopes to hear from healthcare providers, healthcare professional associations, pharmacists, pharmacy benefit managers, public Read more »
Drug Testing Thoughts for HR to Consider
It seems as if everyone is hiring right now, so if you don’t fall into that category, congratulations! Some employers are getting pretty desperate. They’ve stopped drug testing employees in hopes it will entice people to apply for open positions. Is that really a good idea though? The number one reason that employers drug test Read more »
Rapid Fentanyl Test Strips Saving Lives
The number of deaths by overdose involving fentanyl is on the rise. Using rapid fentanyl test strips to quickly determine that someone has drugs in their possession that contain the lethal drug is making a difference between life and death. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and it’s flooding into the United States in alarming Read more »
Are Drug Habits Changing in America?
On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared that the United States was launching a war on drugs. To date, America has spent over a trillion dollars enforcing the drug policies put in place over the past half a century. Have America’s drug habits changed for the better overall? The war on drugs campaign has Read more »