Drug Use

It’s no secret that kicking a drug addiction isn’t easy. As a matter of fact, statistics show that even though there are FDA-approved treatments for alcohol, nicotine, and opioid addiction, over two-thirds of the people who begin treatment for these addictions relapse at least once. The urge to return to drug use lessens over time, Read more »

The term “street drugs” pertains to any drug that is accessible on the black market. Dealers purchase their wares in bulk and break them up into smaller packaging for sale on the streets. It makes no difference where you live. Even if it’s the most rural area in the nation, your family isn’t exempt. Rest Read more »

Ecstasy is known for being a party drug. To reinforce the fact, it’s often produced in brightly colored pill form, complete with fun designs. Some are even marketed in shapes, such as Darth Vader, for instance. They strongly resemble the shaped, colorful vitamins that you may have taken as a kid. Teens and young adults Read more »

Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant and, moreover, it’s highly addictive. Someone who is high on meth can act very erratically. It’s important for employers and their management teams to be able to identify methamphetamine use. Someone who is under the influence of the drug while at work is putting themselves—and anyone nearby—at a heightened risk Read more »

The opioid abuse crisis is still raging across our nation. In fact, the situation has grown even more serious since our southern border has been left wide open. For instance, synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, are pouring into the country. Drug dealers are scooping fentanyl up because it’s cheap. It’s extremely lethal too and if Read more »

Marijuana is legal in many states—but legal doesn’t mean being high at work. Know how to identify marijuana use in the workplace to maintain a safe working environment. For the moment, it remains illegal to possess or use marijuana under federal law. However, the government is choosing to look the other way regarding its stance Read more »

Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio analyzed 580,000 electronic health records of fully vaccinated people in the United States. They wanted to know if addicts, as well as others who “casually” use drugs, are at an increased risk of contracting COVID. One of the Read more »

Oxycodone, Oxycontin, and Fentanyl are three of the most widely abused synthetic opioids causing tens of thousands of drug-related deaths in the United States every year. Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized and act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids. Natural opioid drugs, such as morphine, heroin, and codeine, come Read more »