A new study about workplace drug testing found that opioid use declined between 2016 and 2017, while use of other drugs is on the rise. Members of the workforce in the United States are testing positive for drugs more often than they have in the past 10 years, according to a new study that analyzed… Continue reading The US Workforce Is Taking More Drugs
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Synthetic Marijuana Makes Comeback With More Disturbing Side Effect
“We are now in our eighth generation of synthetic cannabinoids and they just keep getting more powerful and unpredictable.” Despite a brief decline in poison center calls regarding synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice, use of the drug is back on the rise, according to the Daily Beast. This spring, a new, more… Continue reading Synthetic Marijuana Makes Comeback With More Disturbing Side Effect
Trump Commutes Drug Offender's Sentence After Kim Kardashian Push
This is the first commutation of Trump’s presidency. On Wednesday (June 6), President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a non-violent drug offender, after meeting with fellow reality TV veteran Kim Kardashian West, who urged the president to reconsider Johnson’s life sentence. This is the first commutation of Trump’s presidency. Kardashian met with the… Continue reading Trump Commutes Drug Offender's Sentence After Kim Kardashian Push
Catching Fentanyl Shipments Is "Death By A Thousand Cuts"
“You used to have the tractor-trailer running up the interstate, that had to be met by someone and distributed. Now, you have an individual sitting somewhere in middle America ordering this thing, and it arrives as a parcel at their house.” Despite knowing that fentanyl is being shipped into the United States using the U.S.… Continue reading Catching Fentanyl Shipments Is "Death By A Thousand Cuts"
Opioid Antidote Naloxone Recalled By Manufacturer
A batch of units sold between February 2017 and February 2018 are being recalled by the manufacturer. The life-saving opioid overdose antidote naloxone has been recalled by its manufacturer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Drug company Hospira and its parent company Pfizer issued the recall on Monday, CNN reported, after discovering “loose particulate matter… Continue reading Opioid Antidote Naloxone Recalled By Manufacturer
Stone Sour Guitarist Josh Rand Returns To Band, Now Sober
“I just felt like every day was a burden. I was just like, ‘This is crazy. I know I don’t have to feel like this.’” Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand is back in the band after a brief hiatus during which he focused on getting sober. It was a much-needed break, he told Loudwire, that… Continue reading Stone Sour Guitarist Josh Rand Returns To Band, Now Sober
Lineages of Addiction: Interview with torrin a. greathouse, a Trans Poet in Recovery
“I always compare myself now to a night when I was drinking and I looked in the mirror. I saw a lie, wearing a suit and full beard, and…I tried to kill myself.” A point on a map is the product of two dimensions, the x and the y, or longitude and latitude. For example,… Continue reading Lineages of Addiction: Interview with torrin a. greathouse, a Trans Poet in Recovery
5 Wonderful Ways to Unplug and Connect on Earth Day
5 Wonderful Ways to Unplug and Connect on Earth Day At Time To Log Off, we encourage you to find balance with screens in a world where digital is dominant. We share the benefits of logging off and dedicating real time to the relationships that matter most – these can be our relationships with our loved ones, as well… Continue reading 5 Wonderful Ways to Unplug and Connect on Earth Day
Are You a Toilet Texter?
Are You a Toilet Texter? With every addiction, there’s a recognition moment. Maybe it’s 10am and you’re cracking open a bottle of Stella; maybe you’re lighting one cigarette off of another; maybe you have replaced the bread in your sandwiches for potato waffles. Whether it’s food, alcohol, cigarettes or technology, everyone has that moment where… Continue reading Are You a Toilet Texter?
Try a Digital-Free Day Trip and Escape to the Outdoors
Try a Digital-Free Day Trip and Escape to the Outdoors If we were to find ourselves without our phones unexpectedly most of us would feel very vulnerable and lost. It’s become all too easy to become over-reliant on the tools on our smartphones, leaving us seriously doubting our ability to cope without them. But combatting digital dependence is easy and can be fun,… Continue reading Try a Digital-Free Day Trip and Escape to the Outdoors