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Every 12 minutes someone dies in a motor vehicle crash, every 10 seconds an injury occurs and every 5 seconds a crash occurs. Many of these incidents occur during the workday or during the commute to and from work. Employers […]

Employers concerned about their employees may be able to improve their health and help them be more productive by creating tobacco-free workplaces. Many state and local governments now require workplaces to be smoke-free. Making your workplace completely tobacco-free can have

By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of American adults who are abusing prescription narcotic painkillers has dipped slightly in the last decade, a new survey reveals. That’s the good news. The bad

addiction counselors licensure Nevada Nevada officials are touting as an economic development tool a new state law providing for expedited licensure of a number of healthcare professionals relocating from practice in other states. Licensed alcohol and drug counselors are among

shortage truck drivers America There will be a shortage of nearly 50,000 truckers in the United States by the end of this year, according a new report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That’s up from a shortage of 30,000

supervisory substance abuse awareness Join Nicole Hanratty CEAP, SAP- on October 15 at 2pm EST for a  2 hour training that will cover 60 minutes of training on alcohol misuse and 60 minutes of training on controlled substances. This training

October marks the second annual National Substance Abuse Prevention Month – an observance to highlight the vital role of substance abuse prevention in both individual and community health and to remember those who have lost their lives to alcohol and

bills fight opioid abuse US House The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed two bills aimed at fighting opioid abuse and its harmful effects. One bill would reauthorize federal funding to states for prescription drug monitoring programs, while the

dentists drug abuse information: A new survey has found that more than three out of every four U.S. dentists ask their patients about illegal drug use. The poll also found dentists drug abuse information that more than half of dentists

ASAP new training Our new training, written by, Reed Morrison, Ph. D., President & CEO of ASAP,  “Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders: An Introduction for the Curious SAP” is now available on our training portal. Earn 6 CEUs and learn about