Marijuana sales in Colorado topped $1 billion last year. That may have triggered an upswing in the sale of another product: synthetic urine, which helps users fool employers and parole officers in drug tests. Colorado representatives are concerned about the fraudulent use of synthetic urine and aim to ban the substance in the state. Representatives … Read More
Across the country, providers and patients are notating a rise in illnesses associated with prolonged use of marijuana. What is now being identified as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, is caused by heavy, long-term use of various forms of the drug. One man reported having severe abdominal pain and vomiting. His physicians couldn’t find a … Read More
OSHA began enforcing the new rule on November 1, 2016. Now is the time for employers who have blanket post-accident drug testing policies to revisit their policies to ensure they conform to OSHA’s new requirements. Below we have included information to answer many questions regarding the new rule. If you need assistance reviewing and revising … Read More
In November at the annual Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association conference, Safety First partner, Quest Diagnostics, announced the results of its drug testing index, which looks at the illicit drug use by U.S. workers. Below are the highlights of the study. The Drug Testing Index is an analysis of test results from three categories of … Read More
Alarming statistics make the rising problem of prescription use notable. For example, in one Southeastern County in six months of this year, 51 people died of heroin overdose, 46 died of fentanyl overdose and 15 died from an overdose of prescription painkillers. It’s important to remember that the problem of addiction rarely starts with heroin; … Read More