Drug testing is important for employers to ensure a safe and healthy environment at workplace. Employees under drug abuse are likely to cause accidents when using machinery. This may cause injury/death to themselves as well as others at workplace. A survey sponsored by NIDA shows that employees abusing illicit drugs are 2.2 times more prone to ask for time off and 2.5 times late to work. All these show the importance of drug testing at workplace. This will be beneficial to employees as well as employers.
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Parents, Are You Taking Enough Care to Protect Your Teens from Illicit Drugs’ Influence?
The rising numbers of teens abusing drugs has become a serious concern in the United States. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 24.20% of teens between the age group of 12-17 years are influenced by illicit drugs. The numbers are big and the problems associated with it is even bigger. Therefore, parents should take good care of their teens. This article discusses how to deal with teens and keep them away from illicit drugs.
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Things Schools and Colleges Need to do to Ensure a Drug Free Academic Environment
Illicit drug abuse among school and college students is a major issue in the United States. The issue needs to be addressed at every level. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows that 10.1% among youths aged 12 to 17 years are drug users. Drug abuse leads to negative consequences on the abusers as well as the society as a whole. Even though attention at every level is needed it is essential for schools and colleges to take preventive measures.
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Workplace Drug Testing – Things Employers Should Consider
Workforce plays an important role in keeping the business productive. Therefore, it is important that the workforce is healthy and is away from the influence of illicit drug-abuse. For this employers should monitor drug use amongst their employees by conducting workplace drug testing.
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Keeping Teens Away from Substance Abuse
Substance abuse is a growing concern for all sections in the society. Whether you are a parent, grandparent or a friend who really cares about the future of a teen in your life, you should know the importance of keeping the teen away from substance abuse.
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Benefits of Workplace Drug Testing
Workplace drug testing is important from the perspective of employees as well as employer as it benefits both. Studies show that there are beneficial results at workplace. This article discusses briefly the benefits of workplace drug testing.
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Reducing Substance Abuse
Substance abuse is a public health concern across the United States. People using illicit substances are increasing. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in 2011 there were 22.5 million people in the aged 12 or older in the United States using any illicit substance. This constitutes 8.75% of the population of the country. This needs to be addressed at multiple levels to minimize its evil effects.
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Drugged Driving – A Major Cause of Road Accidents in the US
Drugged driving is an important public safety issue in the United States. It is therefore, important to take measures to minimize it. This article discusses about drugged driving being a major cause of road accidents, reasons for the accidents and suggests measures to reduce drugged driving.
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Benefits of Using Multi-Panel Over Single-Panel Drug Test Kits at Workplace
Substance (drugs/alcohol) abuse at workplace is a potential threat to the health and safety of the workforce because of its harmful effects. Substance abuse leads to disruption of work schedule, which is neither in the interests of the employees nor the employers. Employers should, therefore, enforce a drug free environment by undertaking drug testing program using single-panel or multi-panel drug kits. Though both the types of drug test kits are useful, multi-panel kits are more advantageous.
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Nicotine Testing – Its Importance
Nicotine is a commonly abused illicit substance among different sections of people. According to Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 46.6 million people in the United States are under the influence of nicotine in one of the forms: cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and so forth. Smoking tobacco causes more than 400,000 deaths every year.
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