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What is the Most Abused Drug in America?
Few will argue the fact that drug abuse ranks high on the list of America’s top ten societal evils. The number of drug-related crimes and deaths per year, the number of lives shattered by drug abuse, the health-care and legal costs associated with it, speak for themselves. Did you know that, according to the National Read more »
Heroin Epidemic Fueled by Illegal Immigration
It affects the US job market, tax spending, crime statistics, and now, illegal immigration may be contributing to a dangerous American epidemic: heroin addiction. Opiates may be the most addictive and dangerous available on the black market in the form of prescription medication already, but drug cartels in Mexico are using any means necessary to smuggle drugs across Read more »
How Does Marijuana Really Affect Your Brain?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), more than 45 percent of adults age 26 or older have used marijuana at least once in their life. The same survey indicates more than 13 percent of youth ages 12 to 17 have used marijuana within the past year. Although some states now allow marijuana use in some Read more »
Veterans Sue Colorado for Refusing to Allow Marijuana for PTSD
Finding themselves in a situation they may feel has all the makings of a “Catch-22”, four veterans are suing the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment and the Colorado Board of Health. In a state where recreational use of marijuana has already been legalized, and despite the recommendation of Chief Medical Officer Read more »
Legal Pot Impacts CO Business
When money is being made from the sale of marijuana as it is in Colorado, people seem to stop asking questions. One of the most often cited reason for states to decriminalize the use of the drug centers on how much money is to be made. In an economy that has struggled for years, legalization Read more »
8 Companies that Definitely Don’t Drug Test
Pot has been big business for decades, but never bigger than it is now. Since recreational weed has been legalized in 4 states and D.C., medical marijuana in 19 others, ganja is—if you’ll pardon the pun—a rapidly growing concern. So much so that it even has its own stock index. A recent Viridian Capital Advisor report details Read more »
How Does Alcohol Abuse Damage Workplace Morale?
High workplace morale is often tied to higher productivity, a greater sense of employee pride in their work and less turnover. The emotional and mental condition in a work setting can be one that fosters the ability to weather stressful stretches and hardships. It makes sense, then, to curate that setting carefully. There are many Read more »