Category: Drugs & Alcohol
Drug-impaired drivers on our roads
Approximately 20% of surveyed drivers tested positive for potentially impairing drugs, according to research from the NHTSA. Marijuana ranks second after alcohol.
Employers weigh in on illicit opioid use at work
An NSC poll highlights how employers handle the opioid crisis and the support needed for opioids-related issues in the workplace.
The new age of marijuana
Our new white paper provides insights about the new age of marijuana and the importance of maintaining marijuana testing in a drug-free workplace program.
Opioids on our roads
Research shows that prescription opioids are increasingly implicated as a contributing cause of fatal motor vehicle accidents.
Is medical marijuana safe?
While medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, there are questions about the impact of long-term use. How safe is marijuana, really?
Should I be worried about fentanyl?
Fentanyl frequented the news in 2018 and years prior. We help to answer the question if it is still at the forefront of drug use topics today.
Cannabidiol and drug tests
Maybe. CBD itself would not report positive on a drug test for marijuana or marijuana metabolite. In some states, CBD may contain up to 5% THC. If the CBD product contains THC at a sufficiently high concentration, it is possible that the use of these products could cause a positive urine drug test result.
National drug and alcohol facts week: Alcohol
National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Facts Week is a program to help educate our population most susceptible to developing drug and alcohol abuse disorders.
Marijuana facts
National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Facts Week is a program to help educate our population most susceptible to developing drug and alcohol abuse disorders
Drug overdose deaths hit record high
The CDC reported that more than 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses in 2017, the highest number for any single year in our country’s history.
