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medications stop drinking prescribed The Journal of the American Medical Association conducted a study and found that two medications that could be used to aid in helping people to stop drinking are underutilized. The drugs, Naltrexone and Acamprosate, have been

June National Safety Month The 2014 National Safety Month theme, “Safety: It takes all of us,” was inspired by the idea of continuous risk reduction – a key pillar in the Journey to Safety Excellence.  A successful safety program depends

It would seem to make sense that substance use in the workplace, especially when categorized as substance abuse, would negatively affect productivity. However, there has been no definitive correlation between the two in order to demonstrate a positive relationship. This

MOX Duo pain drug The FDA’s Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the safety and efficacy of MoxDuo, a new morphine sulfate and oxycodone hydrochloride combination. Moxduo will be used to treat moderate

Science Daily reports that in a test study, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that the anti-seizure medicine ezogabine has aided in reduced consumption of alcohol in test participants. Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the leading

SAP treatment clinical A common question often asked when discussing SAP services is what type of treatment is associated with the SAP process? In his article originally written for the DATIA Focus, Dr. Reed Morrison discusses why successful SAP services

Four motor carriers were told to shut-down immediately due to disregard of the federal safety regulations put in place by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Three out of the four companies that were shut-down,

Alcohol workplace NCADD facts 6.6% of Americans employed in full-time jobs report heavy drinking, defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion on five or more days in the past 30 days; 4.9% of part-timers and 10.4% of unemployed

The 2014 theme for NCADD’s Alcohol Awareness Month is Help for Today. Hope for Tomorrow. The NCADD hope that with this year’s theme, the month with filled with local, state and national awareness initiatives aimed at educating people about the

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has updated it’s online heroin research report. The updated report features current statistics as well as treatment options for heroin use disorders. Updated report can be found at https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/heroin/overview. Visit our website: https://go2asap.com/