Imagine if when you went to apply for Medicare, they gave you a sample cup and told you to submit a urine sample. You’d be outraged and understandably so. Now imagine you’ve lost your job and you need help buying food for your kids. You apply for assistance from the state, but they whip out… Continue reading Drug Testing for Welfare: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
A Virginia woman is behind bars after she allegedly gave her boyfriend’s 10-year old son a drug used to treat heroin addiction so that she could then harvest his urine and use it to pass a drug test. The woman, identified as Katie Hinkley, has been addicted to heroin for some time according to friends… Continue reading Woman Allegedly Drugs Boy So She Can Use His Urine for Drug Test
An analysis of workplace drug testing data has revealed apparent changes in the habits of American workers when it comes to their substance of choice. According to information gathered from more than 10 million drug tests, it seems cocaine and methamphetamine use among U.S. workers has skyrocketed in the past year while the use of… Continue reading Testing Reveals the Changing Shape of Drug Use Among US Workers
Just when you thought it was finally safe to take a hit off that joint, it seems there is now another reason to hesitate other than facing the wrath of the man. Because while acceptance of marijuana has never been greater – with states from coast to coast legalizing it for medical or recreational use… Continue reading News: Fake Weed Sends 25 New Yorkers to the Hospital
A very real 21st century, big city style issue recently made the news in the small town of St Clair, Missouri, population 4,100. Because it was there, not far from the wide, lazy meanderings of the Mississippi River, that Barbara and Mike Peterson lost their son Benjamin on March 13, 2016. Losing children is always… Continue reading Grieving Family Calls for Crackdown on Artificial Products
For many years, all types of athletes, from cyclists to runners to baseball players have been known to use performance-enhancing substances to get ahead of the game, risking their careers and their health. Drug screenings are regularly administered to athletes both in and out of competition, to create a doping-free sport. There is a long… Continue reading How Drug Testing Started in Sports History
Professional athletes are usually held to a higher standard when it comes to using performance-enhancing or recreational drugs. Athletes who have failed drug tests are chided as bad role models, and they’re occasionally forced to renounce their titles as a result of drug use. Several famous MLB players, NFL stars and MMA fighters have failed… Continue reading 5 Famous Celebs That Have Failed Drug Tests
