According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one in five adults in the United States struggle with a mental health condition. Psychotropic drugs are considered an answer to that problem. They affect behavior, mood, thought, and perception. The category encompasses a wide range of medications prescribed to improve a patient’s mental health. Physicians Read more »
Substance Abuse Takes a Toll on the Workplace
Substance abuse disrupts the workplace in many ways. An employee’s job performance is the first tell-tale sign, however, the fact that it’s caused by drug use may go unnoticed for a time. Eventually, though, unless the employee quits their job and moves on—a likely scenario—the issue comes to light. Drug use causes cognitive, behavioral, and Read more »
How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?
Metabolism is a constantly occurring process within every cell of your body. It’s necessary to maintain life. The body metabolizes everything put in it whether it’s life-sustaining or not. For instance, your body metabolizes the THC in marijuana. Marijuana metabolites stow away in your body anywhere from a few days to over a month. How Read more »
Drug Testing Vs Drug Screening
The terms drug testing and drug screening are often used interchangeably and refer to a urine test. However, they are not the same. Are you curious to know the difference? A drug test is the more reliable choice between the two because the results are proven to be the most accurate. Large corporations and government-mandated Read more »
“Can School Bus Drivers Smoke Weed?” And Other Crazy Questions
The honest answer to the question if asked whether or not school bus drivers can smoke weed, would be yes. Anyone could smoke weed or use any number of THC-infused products, such as edibles or vaping, for instance. We think the word “can” needs to be changed to “should,” though. We’d give that question a Read more »
THC Drinks Change Up Happy Hour
Smoking, edibles, vaping, and dabbing are words well-equated with marijuana now that legalization is spreading across the nation. It should come as no surprise that someone came up with the idea of producing THC-infused drinks to boost revenue even further. THC drinks may not have made it to a bar or quick shop near you Read more »
Monkey Whizz Illegal in 18 States
You might have already surmised that this article isn’t focused on monkey urine. Instead, Monkey Whizz and other products, such as Clean Stream and UPass, are synthetic urine products. Also known as fake pee synthetic urine is primarily purchased by people who are desperate to pass a drug test. Once that came to light, the Read more »
The Effects of Common Street Drugs
Drug users with the right connections can purchase any drug imaginable on the black market and have it delivered straight to their door. Of course, that’s a money talks scenario. Most addicts—many of whom are homeless—operate on a meager budget sticking to street drugs readily available nearby—probably without leaving the block—which still likely amounts to Read more »