The answer to that is yes according to the statistics printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association. We’ll note, too, that the numbers we saw are three years old, published back in 2020. As more states embrace the legalization of recreational marijuana, it’s hard not to imagine that an increasing number of senior Read more »
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Drug Workers, Not Drug Dealers: Who Are They Kidding?
There are some who have decided that calling people who sell drugs “dealers” is too harsh a title. They’re proclaiming that it’s hurtful for people in this sector of society to be labeled in such a way. Instead, they say, we should call them “drug workers” from now on. To their demand that we stop Read more »
Natural Diuretics Won’t Save the Day
It’s no secret that when faced with a drug test, some drug abusers begin searching for a way to “pass” it without drugs being detected in their system. However, if it includes using diuretics, it’s not going to do the trick. There are a plethora of products on the market that are said to “detoxify Read more »
Ignoring Mandated Drug Testing Equals Fines for Non-Compliance
If you’re mandated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) or another government entity, employee drug testing is required. No if’s, and’s, or but’s about it. If for any reason you choose to neglect your responsibility and an auditor walks through the door, you’re most likely going to be looking at some costly fines for non-compliance. Read more »
Are Drug Detox Drinks a Scam?
Ever since drug abuse gained enough attention in the workplace to warrant employee drug testing, people who abuse drugs have tried to cheat the test. Back in the day, drinking a lot of water let some drug abusers slip by undetected. Today, however, continued breakthroughs in drug testing technology have made it harder and harder Read more »
THC Metabolites Released in Urine Weeks After Using
Even though it seems legalization happens somewhere with each passing election, marijuana is still a drug and it causes impairment. It’s for that reason that employers are choosing to keep the THC panel on the company drug test. THC metabolites remain in the system long after the drug’s effects wear off though. People who use 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 »
Zombie Drug: A Real-Time Horror Story
People with raw, oozing wounds or amputated body parts wandering aimlessly through the streets may seem as if it’s a scene from a TV series. However, this nightmarish scene can play out in real-time at any given moment in cities across the nation as the zombie drug, Xylazine, also known as “tranq” or “tranq dope,” Read more »