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Nearly 1 in 12 injured workers who were prescribed narcotic painkillers still were on the drugs three to six months later, according to a new report on worker’s compensation claims. The report also found that drug testing and psychological evaluation, two measures designed to reduce abuse of the drugs, were not being done most of…

(CN) – The Boston police department’s use of a hair test to detect officers’ drug use does not discriminate against black officers, a federal judge ruled. Ten Boston police officers and the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers sued the Boston Police Department, arguing that using a hair drug test has a disparate impact…

Teenagers who smoke or drink are two to three times more likely to abuse prescription painkillers later on in life, new research shows. Researchers from Yale University analyzed information collected from young adults aged 18 to 25 from the 2006-2008 U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health. About 12 percent of the young adults…

Teens in a just-released national study reported that nearly one in five of their classmates drink, use drugs and smoke during the school day, and more than a third said it is fairly easy to do so without getting caught. More middle and high school students than ever know how to buy alcohol, marijuana or…

Roughly half the workforce in the oil and gas industry is expected to retire within the next ten years. As many companies approach what’s being called “the Great Crew Change,” one of the biggest challenges is finding workers who are drug-free. The oil and gas industry is one of the few in the U.S. experiencing…

NEW YORK (AP) — Teens who routinely smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ, a new study suggests. The researchers didn’t find the same IQ dip for people who became frequent users of pot after 18. Although experts said the new findings are not definitive, they do fit in with earlier signs that…

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Acton, Massachusetts, August 7, 2012 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD) today announced second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2012. The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2012 to be paid on August 30, 2012. This will be the Company’s…

MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The number of teens facing a substance abuse crisis is surging on Long Island — 670 families, 10 times the normal number, sought help last month in one Mineola center. Jeffrey Reynolds, director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, said he is now seeing the anguish and…