Public sentiment regarding marijuana has changed over the last several years. According to the Pew Research Center, over 91% of Americans favor some form of marijuana legalization, while less than eight percent want all marijuana use to be illegal. The broad support for marijuana legalization is interesting, given that less than half the adult population […]

Workplace drug testing serves several essential purposes, sometimes far more vital and well beyond the boundaries of the workplace. There are six common types of workplace drug testing; pre-employment, random, post-accident, for-cause or reasonable suspicion, return to work and accelerated or follow-up testing. Reasonable suspicion or “for-cause” testing is perhaps the most difficult “type” of […]

Americans like to drink. Americans drink approximately 2.3 gallons of alcoholic beverages per year. Nearly half the population over the age of 12, or 133 million, report the past month’s use of alcohol, with 45% of that group reporting binge drinking* according to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). A 2017 […]

Our articles typically focus on the impact of drugs and alcohol on workplace safety. Because June is “Gun Violence Awareness Month,” we thought we would take a slight detour and write about the intersection of alcohol and drug use, misuse and abuse, and gun violence. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2021, […]

February is “Heart Month” because Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14th and is associated with love and affection. The American Heart Association also uses February to raise awareness about heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. During February, events are organized to promote heart […]