Category: Drugs & Alcohol

Illicit drugs

Drug-impaired drivers on our roads

June 24, 2019

Approximately 20% of surveyed drivers tested positive for potentially impairing drugs, according to research from the NHTSA. Marijuana ranks second after alcohol.

Drugs & Alcohol

Employers weigh in on illicit opioid use at work

May 28, 2019

An NSC poll highlights how employers handle the opioid crisis and the support needed for opioids-related issues in the workplace.

Marijuana

The new age of marijuana

April 12, 2019

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.

Drugs & Alcohol

Opioids on our roads

March 26, 2019

Research shows that prescription opioids are increasingly implicated as a contributing cause of fatal motor vehicle accidents.

Marijuana

Is medical marijuana safe?

March 7, 2019

While medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, there are questions about the impact of long-term use. How safe is marijuana, really?

Illicit drugs

Should I be worried about fentanyl?

February 21, 2019

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.

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Cannabidiol and drug tests

February 8, 2019

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.

Drugs & Alcohol

National drug and alcohol facts week: Alcohol

January 24, 2019

National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Facts Week is a program to help educate our population most susceptible to developing drug and alcohol abuse disorders.

Drugs & Alcohol

Marijuana facts

January 23, 2019

National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Facts Week is a program to help educate our population most susceptible to developing drug and alcohol abuse disorders

Illicit drugs

Drug overdose deaths hit record high

January 18, 2019

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.