Police Chief Matt Mansell says the home drug test kits now available can help parents monitor the activities of their teens and help teens say no to their friends who pressure them to try drugs.
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NFL substance-abuse policy: a road map to a four-game suspension – myajc.com
Trent Williams is not offering details about how he ended up getting suspended for four games at the season’s midpoint, apart from the six-sentence statement the team issued within minutes of the announcement.
American Medicine Chest Challenge – McPherson Sentinel
The seventh annual American Medicine Chest Challenge – a national public health initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and encourage safe disposal.
After son’s overdose, man heads to statehouse on foot – thetelegraph
Jack Wilcox is giving new meaning to “hit the road, Jack,” except the line “and don’t you come back no more” would refer to an insidious drug that caused more than 10,500 deaths in 2014 — heroin.
Drug and Alcohol Use in College-Age Adults in 2015 – NIH
The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIH) have released the latest findings from their research on drug and alcohol abuse from college age adults.
Drug abuse epidemic’s impact on kids highlighted
The country’s addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents’ problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told experts struggling with the issue Tuesday.
Trump lays out his drug policy in last debate
Trump’s comments about Clinton came as he laid out his policy to combat drug abuse and trafficking while speaking in New Hampshire, a state that has become a flashpoint of opioid and heroin abuse.
MLB Tells Protesting Dominican Players To Take Drug Tests – Baseball America
After an international draft protest prompted Major League Baseball to cancel its Dominican national showcase last week, MLB quickly responded by surprising players with drug tests.
Little to introduce infant and toddler drug-testing legislation – Glens Falls Post-Star
State Sen. Elizabeth Little, R-Queensbury, said she is poised to introduce legislation to require drug testing for infant and toddler children of parents arrested for possession of “serious” drugs such as heroin.
Why have heroin overdoses skyrocketed in the United States in recent years? – Medical Daily
Why have heroin overdoses skyrocketed in the United States in recent years? This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Mike Lieberman, neuroscientist and medical director.
Las Vegas police lab promoted field drug tests – Review-Journal
At the outset of the 1990s, the Metropolitan Police Department began making thousands of arrests every year using inexpensive test kits meant to detect illegal drugs. But now….
Group wants FMCSA to allow drug testing of truckers via hair sample – Overdrive Mag
Testing drivers via hair sample, instead of a urine sample, yields more positive tests, the Alliance argues. The group has asked FMCSA to allow testing now, rather than waiting on the DHSS.