Yes, you read the title correctly. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing changes to its drug testing policy. What will those changes entail? The news broke over a year ago that the Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) had approved the mouth swab drug test as an alternative to the Read more »
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Ordering Prescriptions Online Just Got Safer
Have you considered purchasing your prescriptions online but held off due to the expense? Even worse, ordering online puts you at risk of purchasing medication that was manufactured overseas in laboratories with virtually no checks and balances in place. There is little doubt that up to now, ordering prescriptions online can be costly—in one way Read more »
How Does Urinalysis Drug Testing Work?
If you’re a member of the general workforce, urinalysis drug testing probably doesn’t consist of anything more than signing in, peeing in a cup, and handing it off to the technician on your way out. Urine tests are used by far more employers than any other employee drug testing method. In fact, it has become Read more »
What is a Crack Pipe?
A crack pipe is a form of drug paraphernalia used to smoke crack cocaine. The pipes are often nothing more than a glass tube. Some have a bulb or bowl at the end to place the crack cocaine in. The Biden administration recently came under scrutiny when the news broke that “safer pipes” were an Read more »
New Biden Executive Order Enables Drug Abuse
If you give an addict a crack pipe, he’s going to take the crack pipe. If you give him an incentive to feed his addiction, he’ll probably be back for more. When he’s finished with that, he’ll be back to continue the cycle. We could go on in the vein of the popular children’s book Read more »
NDASA Racing Toward the Future
Founded in 2018 to meet the growing need for training advocacy and best-practice standards for the drug and alcohol testing industry, the National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) supports employers in a variety of ways to ensure they maintain the highest level of safety standards and in developing effective workplace drug-free policies. Their diverse Read more »
Will Legalizing Marijuana Curb Fentanyl Overdoses?
There are those who have proclaimed since at least 2018 that legalizing marijuana nationwide will affect the opioid crisis in a positive way. More specifically, some believe allowing recreational marijuana use would dramatically cut down the number of deaths attributed to fentanyl. As a matter of fact, just last summer, Geraldo Rivera staunchly defended his Read more »
ADHD Causes Some Adults to Struggle with Drugs
Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) face many challenges. Their brains are always going—always—and it makes it difficult to focus on the task in front of them. Drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, can enable those suffering from ADHD to function—but they’re addictive. Still, those who seek treatment are less likely to abuse drugs Read more »