According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, opioid-related overdoses took the lives of 33,000 Americans in 2015...
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A Painful Epidemic
Legislators Finally Pass a Bill to Implement Florida’s Medical Marijuana Constitutional Amendment
The Florida Legislature passed a 78-page bill relating to medical use of marijuana. Under the new bill, a person must be a “qualified patient” –...
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Workplace Policies for Prescription Drugs
It is important for employers to include a Prescription Medication Disclosure provision in their workplace policy that is limited to those...
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Drug Panels and SAMHSA Requirements
About 33 states and municipalities in the United States have some sort of drug testing law. These laws often refer to the Substance Abuse and...
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Electronic Chain of Custody Delivers Faster, Better Drug Testing
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently approved an electronic version of the five-part paper custody and control form (CCF). It is...
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The Use of Hair Testing in the Transportation Industry
More than 70 percent of all of the freight tonnage moved in the U.S. goes on trucks, an industry that must be focused on safety. It has even...
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Workplace Alcohol Testing: Some States Defer to the Federal Standards
Although not all state drug testing laws include provisions for alcohol testing, many states defer to the federal standards and require workplace...
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Governor Christie Announces Bipartisan Agreement on Model Legislation to Reclaim Lives
Governor Chris Christie recently announced a bipartisan agreement on model legislation to help reclaim the millions of family members, friends...
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Medical Marijuana a High Cost to Employers?
It has been estimated that the number of registered medical marijuana users would increase 10-fold to 450,000 people by 2024. But with this uptake...
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West Virginia Enacts Medical Marijuana Law
In April, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed legislation that legalizes the use of medical marijuana for those with serious medical...
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West Virginia Enacts Law Permitting Broad Employment-Related Drug and Alcohol Testing
The Safer Workplace Act, will goes into effect July 7, 2017, will broaden the circumstances under which employers may conduct workplace drug and...
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Unreliable Anonymous Tip Could Not Form Basis of Reasonable Suspicion Drug Test by Public Employer
Ralph Greer established a Fourth Amendment violation by several individual supervisors after being discharged from his position with the Detroit...
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