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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
MANY BUSINESSES ARE CHOOSING TO SCREEN FOR NICOTINE BEFORE THEY HIRE
Businesses in many states are adopting policies that make smoking a
reason to turn down job applicants. Their rationale is that they seek to
increase worker productivity, reduce health care costs, and promote healthier
lifestyles.The policies come after many have already implemented softer
efforts like banning smoking on company premises, offering cessation programs,
and increasing health care premiums for smokers, which have not been
powerful-enough incentives to quit.No reliable data on
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Apr 15th 2019
PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING SAVES SMALL BUSINESSES MONEY, TIME AND PRODUCTIVITY
Drug testing is the evaluation of urine, saliva, hair, blood
or other types of biological sample to determine if someone has been using drugs.
Drug testing is frequently done when applying for employment, especially for
positions that may involve federal transportation, airline industries,
railways, hospitals, and other workplaces where public safety is of the utmost
importance. However, workplace drug testing is now standard in general for many
U.S. employers to reduce drug abuse, safety
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Mar 30th 2019
CANNABIS TESTING IS BECOMING MORE COMMON IN DRUGGED DRIVING INVESTIGATIONS
In recent years, drugs
that act on the brain have increasingly been recognized as a significant hazard
to road traffic and public safety. Research
indicates that marijuana is the most common illegal drug detected in impaired
drivers, fatally injured drivers, and motor vehicle crash victims.Effects of marijuana on
drivingAccording to research
studies by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), driving under the influence of drugs poses
threats to public safety that
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Mar 18th 2019