Posts by: Beyond Pressure
Setting up a drug-free workplace program is not an easy task. Aside from that there is no general outline that every other employer can just borrow, the circumstances may vary even after you have carefully evaluated your company’s unique needs. Add to that the complexity of the laws concerning drug testing in the [...]
Most drug testing programs only cover the detection of common drugs, such as cocaine (COC), marijuana (THC), opiates (OPI), methamphetamines (mAMP), amphetamines (AMP) and phencyclidine (PCP). However, with the changes in the way people abuse drugs and the types of drugs now commonly abused, using regular drug tests may not be enough. Here [...]
Starting a drug testing program in the workplace is one of the most significant steps in the global fight against substance abuse. Having drug-free workers ensures the quality of your product or service, as well as ensure the safety of all employees in your company. Starting a drug-free workplace program is [...]
The Ministry of Justice and Deputy Mayor of London Kit Malthouse is supporting a US-based pilot scheme to be implemented in London to discipline drinkers charged with serious alcohol-related offenses.
The 24/7 Sobriety Programme which is originally a concept patterned from South Dakota in the US will become an option in sentencing problem [...]
TruNarc, a new drug detection technology, has caught the attention of Quincy police, and they are hoping the test will be allowed in court.
TruNarc is a portable drug-detection device that can detect the presence of substances in a particular sample. Unlike current practices on detection of drugs and pharmaceutical compounds being done [...]
St. Michael’s High School, a private Catholic school in California, may soon be implementing a drug testing program that would require students to submit to drug tests in the fall.
Parents of students in grades 7 through 12 received an email message that states “St. Michael’s High School is considering implementing random [...]
The drug testing bill that would affect cash assistance recipients in Colorado gets through a Colorado House committee. The Health and Environment Committee passed the bill on a 7-5 vote.
House Bill 1046 requires anyone applying for benefits under the federally funded Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF) to pass a drug [...]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) accepted the recommendations of the Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB) that would revise the DHHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.
The revisions would include expanding the drug testing panel to include additional Schedule II prescription medications (e.g. hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone) [...]
Illinois Senator Shane Cultra, who serves on the Senate’s Public Health Committee, revealed his plans to introduce a bill that would require drug testing for Medicaid recipients in the state.
Cultra said: “It’s about reforming a system that’s broken. If you ID people with a drug habit you can funnel them into a [...]
In the wake of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster, drug testing for miners in West Virginia was pushed to the spotlight. This is despite separate investigations showing no evidence that drug use played a major role in the tragedy that claimed 29 lives in April 2010.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is pushing [...]
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