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Marijuana Use in Colorado

January 7th, 2019
Colorado was the first state to legalize recreational Marijuana back in November of 2012. Now that five years have passed, researchers have been ab...
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Dangerous New Drug Trend "Wasping" Emerges

August 16th, 2018
Authorities around the country are starting to see signs of a dangerous new drug trend called "wasping". "Wasping" is an abuse of the active compo...
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Large Employers Seeing an Increase in Cost to Treat Worker Opioid Misuse

July 27th, 2018
According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Family Foundation, large employers are currently experiencing a large increase in costs related to...
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Positive Drug Tests Remain at 13-year High for U.S. Worker

July 17th, 2018
After analyzing more than 10 million drug tests, Quest Diagnostics released its annual Drug Testing Index, which revealed that workforce drug posit...
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Benzodiazepines: the new drug crisis?

June 18th, 2018
While our country faces the harsh realities of the opioid epidemic, benzodiazepines are also emerging as popular drugs of abuse. Bloomberg dubbed b...
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Number of Drivers Who Die While Under the Influence of Drugs Rises

May 31st, 2018
A new study finds the number of drivers fatally injured in automobile accidents who tested positive for one or more substances is rising, according...
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Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths Contributes to Increase in Organ Transplants

April 19th, 2018
A new study finds the rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States has contributed to an increase in organ transplants, CNN reports. Overdose...
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Deaths Due to Drug Use Rose More than 600% in 35 Years

March 15th, 2018
A new study of every county in the United States finds deaths due to drug use increased by more than 600% between 1980 and 2014. Almost 550,000 dea...
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Meth Makes a Comeback Around the Country

February 16th, 2018
Meth is making a comeback around the country, say experts who note the drug is more pure, cheap, and deadly than ever. Although the number of dome...
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FDA Calls Kratom An Opioid

February 8th, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the supplement known as "kratom" is an opioid and has been linked with 44 deaths, The Washin...