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Wellington drug testing reveals the presence of antipsychotic drugs

17 February 2020
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Know Your Stuff and the Drug Foundation have stepped together to form an initiative that would allow for individuals to bring in the drugs they’re about to consume and submit them for analysis. The objective is to reduce drug-related harm. The bottom line: testing has revealed the presence of antipsychotic drugs among the people. During

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FMCSA’s random drug testing about to double in the new year

17 February 2020
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FMCSA has made the announcement: compared to 2019, twice as many truck drivers will be subjected to random drug testing. In terms of percentages, previously, the testing applied to 25% of truck drivers, but now, the number will increase to 50%. As for random alcohol testing, the minimum annual rate remains at 10%. The reason

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Nevada receives $333 million to fight the opioid crisis

17 February 2020
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Nevada’s Department of Justice has allocated $333 million to help fight the opioid crisis. Principal deputy assistant attorney general Sullivan believes it has already destroyed too many lives and is one of the deadliest epidemics in the nation’s history. The epidemic claims 130 lives daily (opioid-related overdoses). Based on this, the Department of Justice has

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Illinois recreational marijuana law raises more questions than answers

17 February 2020
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On 4th December 2019, amendments to the law clarified that Illinois employers can test candidates for marijuana use. But what they can to do with a positive result remains unclear. The problem with the Cannabis Act is that the provision dealing with terminating a working relationship based on a positive marijuana test is ambiguous and

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