Alcohol Testing with your iPhone
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by admin
1y ago
Are you leaving a party after having a few glasses of wine or beer and feeling anxious about getting behind the wheel? Are you afraid of getting pulled over and failing a police officer’s breathalyzer test? You can now test your blood alcohol content (BAC) using your iPhone. Three different iPhone apps have been developed to measure the effect of the amount of alcohol you have consumed. The user must be at least seventeen years of age in order to download and install any of these iPhone apps. Last Call The Last Call by Avvo, Inc. is a free iPhone app that calculates a user’s blood alcohol cont ..read more
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Heroin in the Suburbs
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by hht
1y ago
USA Today published Heroin is Back , a detailed story from Charlotte, NC to Maine to California, all seeing heroin spreading to the suburbs.  Concerned about a rise in heroin dependence in the detox ward, Carolinas Medical Center wanted to dig deeper in the data and found that their heroin patients came from the five best neighborhoods in the Charlotte area. Many Americans are becoming addicted to prescription painkillers and as they find it more difficult to either get the prescriptions or find them illegally on the street, they are turning to heroin to feed their habit which is causing ..read more
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How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affected Drug Use at Work
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by admin
1y ago
The year 2020 presented a wide range of challenges to many of us. One tragic and alarming trend was a dramatic rise in substance abuse and overdose deaths throughout the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we saw an 18.2% increase in overdoses in 2020. But how did drug use trends change within the workplace? Data in the Quest Diagnostics 2021 Annual Report on workforce drug testing is drawn from over 7 million employee drug tests administered in 2020, and it shows mixed results. The overall rate of positive results on workplace drug tests declined slightly from 4 ..read more
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6 Signs of Employee Drug Use
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by admin
1y ago
Most employers want to respect the privacy of their employees, yet they also need to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Navigating those two important principles can become challenging when there is reason to believe an employee is using drugs. It is important to exercise caution and adhere to regulations regarding employee protections. On the other hand, employee drug abuse is both dangerous and expensive, costing businesses an estimated $81 billion annually and often playing a role in on-the-job injuries and even deaths. Whether your organization already conducts periodic employm ..read more
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Drug Test for Prescription Drugs
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by admin
1y ago
Alere Toxicology just released a brand new CLIA waived 5 Panel Rx Drug Screen with specimen validity test. The new I-RXA-157-01 tests for: Benzodiazepines (300 ng/mL) Buprenorphine (10 ng/mL) Methadone (300 ng/mL) Opiates (300 ng/mL) Oxycodone (100 ng/mL) This new test targets the most commonly prescribed and misused prescription drugs and will provide instant results for clinicians. The integrated cups are easy to use since they are self contained and are ideal for sending preliminary positive specimens to a lab for confirmation. A temperature strip and specimen validity test are built in t ..read more
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How long does oxycodone stay in your system?
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by admin
1y ago
The world’s largest consumer of oxycodone is the United States with hydrocodone with acetaminophen being the most frequently prescribed drug according to SAMSHA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This being the case, many people want to know how long these drugs will stay in your system. The truth is that there are no exact timetables that will give you a definitive answer. However, there are some general guidelines that may help. There are a couple of factors that determine the duration of a drugs’ presence in the body. Firstly is metabolism. The quicker your body ..read more
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The Future of Marijuana in the Drug Free Workplace
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by admin
1y ago
Recent developments in marijuana legislation and legalization has left many companies and individuals alike wondering whether drug free workplaces are required to test for marijuana. As marijuana laws change many people believe that it should not be lumped in with other drugs that are traditionally tested for such as meth, heroin and cocaine. The legalization of marijuana in some states is complicating workplace drug testing. In 1989, the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 became law. This law required that all federal contractors who receive $100,000 or more, as well as all federal grant ..read more
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Suboxone Use Grows
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by admin
1y ago
Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid dependence and ease the withdrawl symptoms of drugs like heroin. Buprenorphine is marketed under the names Suboxone and Subutex and was approved by the FDA in 2002. The drug is closely regulated and doctors must be approved in order to prescribe it, in 2005 there were only 5,656 physicians certified to prescribe Suboxone for the treatment of addiction to opiates. The 2010 data is now available and there are now 18,582 certified physicians prescribing Buprenorphine and the number of patients receiving it has risen from 100,000 in 2005 to 800,000 in 2010. Th ..read more
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