The start of a new year marks the annual release of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Random Drug Testing Rates. The random drug testing rates equate to the percentage of employee names to be drawn for random testing throughout the year. For instance, if the random drug testing rate is 50% an employer with 100 Read more »
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Fentanyl Bumped as Most Toxic Opioid
Truth be told, “blown out of the water” would be a more accurate phrase to describe this situation. That’s because nitazenes, the new “most toxic opioid” record holder, is reportedly 1,000 times more potent than morphine. Yes, you read that correctly. According to a study done at the Lehigh Valley Health Network-USF Morsani College of Read more »
Help Addicts Avoid Seasonal Triggers
The hustle and bustle of the holidays can bring on stress whether we like to admit it or not. For most of us, it’s nothing that a good night’s sleep or sticking to the allotted holiday budget can’t alleviate. However, someone struggling with a substance abuse disorder may suffer the added stress of coming up Read more »
Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
We know that substance abuse destroys lives. Not just those of the people using drugs either. Families are destroyed every day because of the loss of income, debt incurred, and relationships that should be based on trust reaching the last straw and being demolished. The list could go on. There isn’t even a need to publish Read more »
Will CBD Negatively Impact My Prescription?
You can purchase CBD products everywhere. Many order online and products come straight to their homes. Others run out to a nearby store grabbing their favorite product and checking it off the list as they complete their shopping. Marijuana, in general, is touted to be a wonder drug by many. It’s not the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Read more »
Do ADHD Meds Show Up on a Drug Test?
Medical marijuana legalization has caused some employees to test positive on company drug tests even if only using CBD products. Even though CBD doesn’t get you high, small amounts of THC escapes the plant in the extraction process finding its way into the medication. Over time, the levels can build up in the patient’s body Read more »
Drivers Ditching Return to Duty
Over-the-road truck drivers can fall prey to loneliness and boredom because they spend a lot of time alone. Those emotions fall into the long list of reasons given as to why people use drugs. Current statistics released by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) continue to support the fact that truckers have drugs in Read more »
Are Feds Keeping Marijuana a Controlled Substance?
Whether or not marijuana remains a controlled substance is ultimately still up in the air. This is despite the House having passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act over a year and a half ago now. However, after a request from President Joe Biden to consider providing the Drug Enforcement Agency DEA with Read more »