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A Rule by the Health and Human Services Department on 10/25/2019 Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS” or “Department”) has established scientific and technical guidelines for the inclusion of oral fluid specimens in the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing […]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) put out These reports and detailed tables to present estimates from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)t View the recorded presentation of the NSDUH data and webcast slides (PDF | PPT) presented

By Scott Gottlieb, Washington Post Cannabidiol – better known as CBD – is everywhere, from small specialty shops to large national retail chains. It can be found in foods, supplements, drugs, oils, creams, pet foods and more, and sellers purport

The NRC will soon issue in the Federal Register a proposed rulemaking to amend the drug testing requirements of the Fitness for Duty (FFD) Program in 10 CFR Part 26. The proposed rule seeks to align the NRC’s drug testing requirements in Part 26

By Benesch Pre-employment and post-accident drug testing have been challenged in courts in almost every state where medical marijuana has been legalized. These differing state laws create uncertainty for enforcing a drug-free workplace, even for safety-sensitive positions. In the transportation

By Angelica LaVito, CNBC Federal health officials slammed vaping company Juul on Monday for illegally advertising its nicotine pods as a safer alternative to cigarettes, threatening to fine or even seize the company’s products if it doesn’t correct its marketing. The

By Robert Preidt, HealthDay “Too many people in our country and in our communities are still dying from opioid-related overdoses,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We must and can do

By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Across the United States and Canada, people are buying cocaine only to discover too late that it contains potentially deadly fentanyl, a new report warns. In one cluster of cases occurring in Fresno, Calif., in January

By: Drug Enforcement Agency During 2016 and 2017, drug overdose death rates were higher in U.S. cities than rural areas, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The overdose death rate in 2017 was 22 per 100,000 people in