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2013 DOT random testing rates notice
The Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance has published the 2013 DOT Random Testing Rates.
National Drug-Free Work Week
This year’s National Drug-Free Work Week is October 15 - 20, 2012. The week emphasizes awareness, the importance of a drug free workforce, and encourages those struggling with drug abuse to seek help.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, to be held on Saturday, September 29.
Oxycodone testing
Many opiates, such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, have seen a dramatic increase in abuse over the last several years.
Prescription drug misuse
Dr. Jon R Cohen M.D., CMO and VP of Quest Diagnostics, discusses prescription drug misuse in an article in Medical Laboratory Observer.
Opiates now primary drugs of abuse
Admissions for the primary abuse of opiates such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and codeine, have increased steadily since 1997.
New names, same drugs
Prescription drug abuse is one of the nation's fastest growing drug problems. USA Today features an article about opana (trade for oxymorphone).
Law battles synthetic drugs
President Obama signed the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 into law, banning synthetic marijuana, synthetic stimulants and hallucinogens.
The status of drugs in the American workplace
The Status of Drugs in the American Workplace by Dr. Barry Sample, published in the July 2012 issue (Vol. 10, No. 6) of Case In Point.
Marijuana users may be more likely to use other drugs
One in ten high school students reported using marijuana 20 times or more in the past month, according to the 2011 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study.
