We’ve been hearing about it for decades, nonetheless, the phrase, “zombie apocalypse,” may soon be taking on a new connotation entirely. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is being brought back into the light as the hub of a crisis making international headlines. But, the epidemic is spreading across the country devastating communities from Massachusetts to the state of Read more »
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Employee Drug Testing Comes Down To This
According to a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, employee drug testing is nothing more than absurd and illogical. We’d like to have its author, Dr. Boehnke—a research assistant professor and director of controversial compounds in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center—take a Read more »
Can Creatinine Levels Make or Break a Drug Test?
If you suffer from shy bladder syndrome and are scheduled for a drug test, we’d like to give you a word to the wise. Don’t keep refilling your cup in hopes of providing the bare minimum required to be called a specimen. Rather than doing all you can to remain in compliance with your company, Read more »
DOT Says Oral Fluid Test Almost Good to Go
The Department of Transportation (DOT) published its final ruling authorizing the oral fluid test as an approved alternative to urine drug testing. If you employ a part of the safety-sensitive workforce, you may have been awaiting that news. However, there’s still a wrench to pull out of the works before it’s all systems go. The Read more »
Will CBD Make Me Fail a Drug Test?
For those who are wondering if drug tests detect the cannabidiol (CBD) in marijuana, no, they don’t. Drug tests that contain a marijuana test panel are looking for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). However, CBD users shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet because they are still far from in the clear. That’s because CBD products all Read more »
Are Senior Citizens Testing Positive for Pot More Frequently?
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 »
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 »