The FDA Public Workshop entitled “Reconsidering Mandatory Opioid Prescriber Education Through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) in an Evolving Opioid Crisis” is looking for input from stakeholders—which is practically everyone in the country if we’re being honest. The FDA hopes to hear from healthcare providers, healthcare professional associations, pharmacists, pharmacy benefit managers, public Read more »
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Drug Testing Thoughts for HR to Consider
It seems as if everyone is hiring right now, so if you don’t fall into that category, congratulations! Some employers are getting pretty desperate. They’ve stopped drug testing employees in hopes it will entice people to apply for open positions. Is that really a good idea though? The number one reason that employers drug test Read more »
Should Fentanyl Trafficking Penalties Be Removed?
Fentanyl trafficking has more than doubled in the United States since last year. Actually, all manner of drugs has been pouring into the country ever since President Biden signed a certain executive order immediately after coming into office. That’s a well-documented fact. That being said, many were shocked when the current administration presented a proposal Read more »
Rapid Fentanyl Test Strips Saving Lives
The number of deaths by overdose involving fentanyl is on the rise. Using rapid fentanyl test strips to quickly determine that someone has drugs in their possession that contain the lethal drug is making a difference between life and death. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and it’s flooding into the United States in alarming Read more »
Are Drug Habits Changing in America?
On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared that the United States was launching a war on drugs. To date, America has spent over a trillion dollars enforcing the drug policies put in place over the past half a century. Have America’s drug habits changed for the better overall? The war on drugs campaign has Read more »
Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know About Adderall
Physicians began prescribing Adderall as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 1996 after it gained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It increases a person’s ability to concentrate by controlling the release of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain. At the same time, it reduces hyperactivity and impulsiveness. It Read more »
Do Firefighters Take A DOT Drug Test?
The definition of a safety-sensitive position is a job in which the employee is directly responsible for his own safety or the safety of other people. Surely, firefighters would fall into that category. They run into burning buildings with no thought for their own safety! They’re always ready to take responsibility for the safety of Read more »
DOT CCF Change Soon Takes Effect
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has revised the Custody and Control Form used for DOT drug testing. The new DOT CCF forms are already available for use but the official start date is August 30, 2021. Custody and Control Forms are a required component of the DOT drug test. The new DOT CCF forms are Read more »