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EMPLOYERS USING NICOTENE TESTS TO REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS
According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s)
Employee Benefits survey report, 16% of employers provide a discount on health insurance premiums to people who do not use tobacco products, 10% offer a discount for participating in a program to quit smoking, and 18% impose a smoking surcharge. Many employers are turning to nicotine testing to discourage dishonesty and ensure incentives are appropriately distributed.
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Aug 12th 2019
HOME BLOOD TESTS MAKE TRACKING MEDICAL CONDITIONS A BREEZE
There’s a huge wave of people now tracking ongoing key
health indicators such as cholesterol, glucose levels, and liver and kidney function.
These blood biomarkers, which lifestyle often has a dramatic impact on, can all
be improved quite easily when you know the levels of the enzyme or functional
fluid you are targeting. Long-term tracking with finger-prick blood tests allow
you to see changes in your blood and adjust your
lifestyle before they become problems.What will Blood
biomarkers
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May 29th 2019
PARENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPOT DRUG USE
Drug abuse is when someone uses a drug for pleasure or to
get high. Drug addiction occurs when someone has become dependent on a drug and
cannot control whether, how, when to use it, or how much. Whether a child tries
a drug once or repeatedly, drugs have deadly consequences.Risk Factors for Drug
UseDrug use develops over time. These are some general factors
that may place a teen at risk:
Too little parental supervision Lack of communication between parents and
childrenParental alcohol or
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May 23rd 2019
EtG ALCOHOL TESTING USED BY COURT & GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Alcoholism is one of the most common addictions affecting
Americans. The problem of alcoholism is so widespread that it is a leading
cause of death among adults and teenagers. The link between criminal behavior
and alcohol is so strong that courts, government agencies and probationary
programs often require convicted offenders to submit to periodic alcohol
testing to ensure they are not violating the terms of their probation or court
sentence to refrain from alcohol use.What the statistics
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Apr 25th 2019
PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE HAS REACHED AN ALL TIME HIGH
The US makes up 5 percent of the world’s population and
consumes approximately 80 percent of the world’s prescription opioid drugs.Many people take
prescription medications responsibly, however, an estimated 18 million people
have misused such medications at least once in the past year.What is prescription
drug abuse?Prescription drug abuse includes everything from taking someone
else’s prescription painkiller for your backache to snorting or injecting
ground-up pills to get high. Drug abu
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Apr 22nd 2019