How Crime Gangs and Ice are Destroying Aussie Society
There is an ice epidemic going on in Australia and it’s gradually destroying Aussie society, according to Daniel Meers in a report for The Daily Telegraph,
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Synthetic Marijuana Downs Over 2 Dozen People in Mississippi
More than two dozen people were rushed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment after using “spice,” a synthetic but very potent form of marijuana, says a report in The Clarion Ledger. (more…)
How Doctors Get Involved in Growing Opioid Use
A new study reports that opioid use is on the rise, and the doctors who prescribe them may be part of the problem, according to an article that appears on Empire State Tribune. (more…)
How to Handle a Colleague Drinking at Work?
Being drunk is bad enough, but being drunk while at work is a whole lot worse. If you observe that a colleague is indeed under the influence of alcohol at work, what should you do? What is the best way to handle a colleague drinking at work? Here are some points that may help you.
The Argument on Drug Policy: Which Side Are You On?
For more than four decades now, governments all over the world have waged war on illicit drugs. And yet, after forty years of a war that has taken more than its share of time, resources, and human lives, what do we have to show for it? A drug problem that seems even worse than when the global war on drugs started all those years ago. In addition, the United States, which spearheaded this war over the years, has already legalised medical marijuana use as well as recreational use in a number of states.
Many experts are starting to declare the war on drugs to be a failure, but there are other individuals and groups that advocate the continuation of the war on drugs. If you had an actual say about your government’s drug policy, what would you propose? Which side are you on on the matter of drug policy?
Read MoreWorkers Union Proposes Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing
A workers union is calling for mandatory drug and alcohol testing on construction sites in Canberra, according to a report by Michael Inman for The Canberra Times. (more…)
The Effect of Legalising Marijuana in US Workplaces
Many marijuana users in the United States rejoiced when a number of states legalised medical—and for some, recreational—use of the substance. Employers, however, have to put up with even more complicated issues surrounding the implementation of existing workplace drug policies vis-à-vis the new legal status of marijuana.
In an article written by Matt Dunning for Business Insurance, he quoted experts attending Business Insurance’s 2015 Risk Management Summit in New York as saying that legalising marijuana has left employers facing a big challenge in enforcing workplace anti-drug policies.
Read MoreMore Hawaii Workers Using Synthetic Urine For Workplace Drug Tests
A medical testing laboratory in Hawaii has reported a rise in the use of synthetic urine among workers in the state to pass workplace drug tests, says Lorin Eleni Gill in an article for Pacific Business News. (more…)