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By Ben Smart, WECT News WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A healthcare system in southeastern North Carolina is warning its employees that using cannabidiol (CBD) products could cause their drug tests to come back positive for compounds from marijuana, resulting in […]

The FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is scheduled to be implemented January 6, 2020.  This month, FMCSA has activated a Clearinghouse website (https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/) that provides information about the clearinghouse, a timetable for its implementation, questions and answers

By Sherri McAllister, Forbes Every nonprofit leader strives to offer employees health benefits that are attractive and competitive with the market, but also affordable. Affordability, however, may come at a steep price. For example, to reduce costs, health plans may

By Monash University In states where recreational marijuana was legalized, deadly car crashes temporarily increased, according to a new study from Australia’s Monash University. Researchers examined data from Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and nine nearby jurisdictions from 2009-2016. The spike lasted

BY Robert Preidt, HealthDay Ninety percent of people who survived opioid overdoses in West Virginia did not receive recommended treatment to reduce their risk of overdosing again, according to a new study. West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose death rate in

By Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, Forbes When record-low unemployment rates collide with record-high drug use in the American workforce, companies can find themselves at a dangerous crossroads. Throw in the fact that 43 states now have some sort of legalized marijuana (33

More and more employees are testing positive for drugs in workplace screenings, an increase that is concerning for some employers and safety specialists. According to a study by Quest Diagnostics, positive drugs tests have increased significantly in a two-year period

Marijuana positivity for the American workforce is up for the fifth consecutive year, a trend showing no signs of slowing. Drug positivity in states without marijuana use statutes has kept pace with the national average of 2.1% for the combined

CBD, one of the buzziest wellness products of 2019, just hit a snag. New York City has forbidden the sale of CBD edibles in restaurants, bars, and other establishments that fall under the Department of Health’s purview, Eater reported Tuesday.

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Assemblyman William Brough (R-Dana Point) have introduced Senate Bill 283 and Assembly Bill 551 to require law enforcement to drug test in cases of fatalities occurring within 48 hours of a traffic collision. Current