Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri want to determine whether or not the evidence that using pot while pregnant affects the fetus’ brain development causing mental health issues during childhood and adolescence. In an earlier study conducted by university researchers, Sarah Paul and David Baranger, part of the Behavioral Research and Imaging Neurogenetics Read more »
Did the DOT Hair Test Request Hit a Dead End?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) submitted its request for the hair test to replace the urine drug test in 2015. The request has been rolling back and forth through the proper channels for nearly two decades now. Nearly twenty years have passed with no actual proof of progress. Originally introduced in the Fixing America’s Surface Read more »
How to Pass a Drug Test
If you’re a drug user and you’ve ever wondered how to pass a drug test, we have bad news. The only way is to not use drugs. Billions upon billions of dollars are lost to employers each year because of drug use in the workplace. The figure stems from increased insurance premiums, loss in productivity, Read more »
Hair Tests Not 100% Accurate for Recent Drug Use
Employers are beginning to choose the hair follicle drug test more often. The main reason is that hair tests provide employers with proof of consistent drug use for 90 days before the test. It’s impossible to “fake” the results because the test subject is never out of the technician’s sight. The test can’t detect recent Read more »
Is Pre-Employment Drug Testing More Important Than Ever?
Employers want to bring people into the company that they can trust and who will be an asset to their coworkers. Pre-employment drug testing serves a valuable purpose in the hiring process. Just the fact that a company performs pre-employment drug testing deters drug users from applying in the first place. Moreover, it affords employers Read more »
Second Naloxone Spray Approved for Over Counter Purchase
Naloxone temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose and it’s saving lives. Anyone is capable of administering this drug. It’s sold as a nasal spray. You simply place the nozzle in the overdose victim’s nostril and squeeze. It works almost immediately. That gives emergency responders a fighting chance to arrive on the scene and Read more »
Cannabis Use Sending Young People to ER
In the latest edition of the “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its study on cannabis use among young people. The news wasn’t good. According to the report, between 2019 and 2022, there were 540,000 cannabis-related visits to the emergency room nationwide that involved people Read more »
Cut Tardiness and Absentees: Drug Test
When employees use drugs at work, it has a negative impact on the company—especially if there’s an accident that leaves someone severely injured or worse. Employers drug test their employees for safety’s sake. In fact, workplace safety is the number one response given when asked why a company drug tests its employees. It’s a proven Read more »