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Opioid Abuse Could Be Costing Employers as Much as $8 Billion Annually
April 21st, 2016
Opioid abuse could be costing U.S. employers up to $8 billion annually, according to a report by the benefits firm Castlight Health. Employees who ...
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Law Enforcement Sees More High-Potency Marijuana, Called "Shatter"
March 24th, 2016
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in Houston are seeing an increasing amount of a type of high-potency marijuana known as "shatter." Som...
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Sedative-Related Overdoses on the Rise
February 26th, 2016
Fatal overdoses from benzodiazepines—sedatives sold under brand names such as Xanax, Valium, and Ativan—are on the rise, a new study finds. Ov...
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President Requests Over $1 Billion for Combating Opioid Epidemic
February 9th, 2016
President Obama is asking for more than $1 billion in new funding to address the opioid epidemic, USA Today reports. The funding would expand acces...
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Employers in states with legalized marijuana use have "limited tolerance"
January 15th, 2016
Workers in states that have legalized marijuana should think twice before smoking the drug. A new survey from the Society for Human Resource Manage...
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Blood-lead levels in working adults have dropped, NIOSH report shows
January 6th, 2016
The prevalence of employed adults with high levels of lead in their blood has fallen since the mid-1990s, according to a new NIOSH report. NIOSH an...
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Adults in Their 50s Now Biggest Group Treated for Opioid Addiction
December 3rd, 2015
Adults ages 50 and older are the largest group seeking treatment for addiction to opioid painkillers and heroin in New York City, according to a ne...
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Dark Web Marketplace Increases Availability, Acceptability of Drugs: Expert
November 5th, 2015
The popularity of the "Dark Web" for purchasing illegal drugs is especially worrisome because it is increasing the availability and acceptability o...
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CDC Announces $20 Million Program to Reduce Opioid Overdoses
September 10th, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will spend $20 million in 16 states to reduce opioid overdoses, UPI reports. Opioid overdoses ...
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More Obituaries Refer to Addiction as Heroin Overdoses Increase
July 30th, 2015
A growing number of obituaries of people who have died of heroin overdoses refer to their addiction, The New York Times reports. In the past, these...
