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Aunt Mary, Aunt Emma and Aunt Hazel – Three Ladies You Should Know

If you have a sister or a sister-in-law or a close relative named Mary, Emma or Hazel, there may be nothing strange about hearing your kids talk about their Aunt Mary, Aunt Hazel or Aunt Emma. But if you do not have any such relatives or friends and you find your children mentioning these names [...]

Side Effects of Smoking You May Not Know About

On every pack of cigarettes that you will see in a store or lay your hands on, you will always find this label stuck on it that says something like this: “Government warning: Smoking has serious side effects that can kill you.” All of us know that the long-term smoking of tobacco and such can [...]

What Are The Popular Drug Test Panels?

If you are an employee, you need to conduct mandatory drug screening for all employees. There are various drug testing panels and choosing which panel you want will depend on your objectives. Here is a basic description of the different panels and the different procedures they follow. The DOT 5 drug test panel This is [...]

Help Your Teen Stay Off Drugs For Good

Drug abuse is one of the growing concerns in the country today. Experts have been able to determine that many of adult drug abusers and sellers that have been prosecuted have begun taking drugs during their teenage years. What makes this problem more alarming is that teenagers using drugs are getting younger and younger. In [...]

What Are the Classifications of Drugs in Substance Abuse?

Drugs are prevalent in the nation today, but it is with the adamant efforts of law enforcement and drug testing employers that drug abuse will be dramatically reduced. In order for this to occur, however, it is always a good idea to classify drugs so that keeping tabs on the types of drugs used most [...]

Hard Question to Ask Yourself: Does your Teenager Use Drugs?

Teenage drug abuse is at an all-time high. No pun intended. Youth between the ages of 12-17 are being reported using illegal drugs. If you are a parent, you know that teenage drug abuse is not an imaginary problem in our society, but instead is a very real, dangerous and quite far spread activity amongst [...]

What The Employers Need to Know About Workplace Drug Testing?

Employer drug testing has become an important safety issue in the workplace not only for employees, but for human resources and safety professionals as well. It is estimated that over 98% of all the Fortune 500 companies conduct drug testing. The purpose of employer drug testing is to lessen the impact from drug abuse in [...]

Hydrocodone: Prescription Drug Abuse & Testing

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. Hydrocodone Prescription, Dosage & Administration: Hydrocodone is an orally active, narcotic analgesic and antitussive. Being a narcotic analgesic, it is prescribed for the relief of moderate to severe pain & being a antitussive, it is prescribed as [...]

Methadone: Prescription Drug Abuse & Testing

Methadone is a synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming than that. It is frequently used in narcotic detoxification and heroin addiction rehab. It is available by its trade name Dolophine which actually comes from the German word Dolphium that reflects its German Origin as Methadone was developed in Germany in 1937. Methadone [...]

OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse & Testing

OxyContin is an opium derivative, which contains the same active ingredient as in Percodan and Percocet. OxyContin is a very strong narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine. OxyContin is designed so that its oxycodone salt is slowly released over time. OxyContin products are in schedule II of the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 in [...]