Drug Use and Drug-Free Workplace Programs
According to the most recent National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), drug use among teens, young adults and older…
Why Employers Need a Drug Testing Program
Having a drug and alcohol policy, along with a formalized drug testing program is essential in minimizing risk within an organization. All across the United States, the use of illicit…
Reasonable Suspicion – ABC RI Seminar
During the Associated Builders and Contractors Rhode Island (ABC RI) Chapter’s Safety Seminar and Dinner Meeting, OccuMed of New England presented Reasonable Suspicion for Supervisors. The seminar gave supervisors, managers…
Wareham, MA – Verilife Marijuana Dispensary Parking Moves to Route 28
On December 21, 2018, Wareham, MA opened its first recreational marijuana dispensary on Main Street. To visit Verilife, customers had been required to shuttle from the Water Wizz parking lot…
Massachusetts Pot Shops Begin Selling Recreational Marijuana Today
The Cannabis Control Commission announced Friday, November 16, 2018 that two retail recreational marijuana establishments could begin adult-use operations in Massachusetts. The two pot shops, Cultivate Holdings, LLC of Leicester…
ADA Urges Dentists to Support HPV Vaccine
The American Dental Association (ADA) has adopted a policy that urges dentist to support the use and administration of the HPV Vaccine to their patients. Human Papillomavirus HPV, or human…
Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana was approved by Massachusetts voters in 2012, but Massachusetts employers are still running into trouble related to their drug use policies and testing procedures. Why is there so…
Healthcare Worker’s Guide to Fentanyl
With the current rise of fentanyl visibility in the United States, the number of patients requiring treatment related to opioid overdoses has increased tremendously. With this, comes a risk of…
Opioid Crisis Turns to Fentanyl Epidemic
Over the last 25 years, the United States has been struggling to overcome the opioid crisis. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH), physicians rapidly started prescribing opioid…
