In Focus Blog – Published on: November 30, 2018

CDC Data: Life Expectancy Decreases as Deaths From Suicide, Drug Overdose Increase

Laura Joszt

New reports from the CDC have highlighted troubling increasing trends in suicides and drug overdose rates as life expectancy in the United States declined.

New reports from the CDC have highlighted troubling increasing trends in suicides and drug overdose rates as li...

2019 Random Drug Testing Rate Increase

As mandated by its drug and alcohol regulation, FTA will increase the minimum rate of random drug testing from 25 percent to 50 percent of covered employees for employers subject to FTA’s drug and alcohol regulation, effective January 1, 2019. This change is due to an increase in the industry’s ‘‘positive rate’’ as reflected in random drug test data for calendar ye...

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND WORKPLACE WELLNESS

Barbara J. Zabawa

President of the Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC

 

Companies that embrace workplace wellness may naturally want to also address substance abuse issues in the workplace. After all, ...

In an article published by DATIA (Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association) sums up the issues in the workplace with opiods ad prescription drugs. The information was taken from the an article done by the National Safety Council Addresses Opioids and Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace

According to a recent survey by the National Safety Council (NSC), over 70% of employers are impacted by employee use of prescription drugs. In addition, according to the Center fo...