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Posted: Mar 28 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
According to official figures, the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) did not test at least 39% of the players who participated in the English Football League in the 2015-16 season. UKAD carries out doping testing on behalf of the Football Association. It...
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Posted: Mar 23 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Some places of employment, schools, and hospitals conduct drug testing. Drug testing can take different forms including random testing, pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, post-accident testing, and...
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Posted: Mar 13 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Street drugs and club drugs potentially carry more risks than other types. This is because you can't accurately determine every ingredient in them and how strong they are. Furthermore, if you combine them with alcohol, the risk can be heightened..
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Posted: Mar 06 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
For all employers, substance abuse (both drugs and alcohol) is a major concern in the workplace. Research has shown that drug use costs businesses billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and increased spending on insurance and...
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Posted: Mar 02 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Drug addiction is an ever-growing problem in the US. Drug usage by employees costs businesses billions of dollars every year. As you can imagine, it also affects employee productivity and workplace relationships. An effective employee drug testing
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Posted: Mar 01 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Air traffic controllers are responsible for maintaining organization and structure within our airports. Their duties include issuing pilots with landing and take-off instructions, and monitoring and directing the movement of aircraft in the air...
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Posted: Feb 28 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Drug addiction is a major problem in the US. In 2013, 23.5 million people were addicted to drugs or alcohol. Out of these, only 11% sought addiction treatment. As human beings, we are capable of doing anything for our loved ones to ensure that...
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Posted: Feb 27 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
DUI, short for driving under the influence, is a major problem in the United States. When you mention DUI, many only think of drunk driving, but DUI cases also involve driving while under the influence of other drugs, such as marijuana and...
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Posted: Jan 16 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
Alcohol and drug abuse have a negative effect on the workplace environment. Alcohol is the most easily and widely abused substance in the United States. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the recent 2013 data
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Posted: Jan 09 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
The United States has developed a serious drug problem recently, and the amount of fatalities is climbing. In 2015 alone, there were more than 52,000 deaths due to drug overdoses. In roughly 65% of those cases, the cause was opioids. The Rise of..
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Posted: Jan 05 2017
By: Ashlee Arnold
It's no secret that the United States is currently in the middle of an absolute opioid crisis. While heroin use rates had fallen for quite some time, the drug has seen a resurgence and is deadlier than ever as new designer opioids have entered the
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Posted: Dec 29 2016
By: Ashlee Arnold
There is a long history of the use of anabolic hormones and other performance-enhancing drugs within the halls of most professional sports, and American football is no exception. Indeed, the NFL has been giving random tests to its players for...
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