World’s largest hair analysis drug testing company launches new test that determines consumption levels of alcohol by measuring EtG in hair. ACTON, Mass., July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD), hair testing pioneer and global leader for over twenty-five years, announced the launch of its hair alcohol test – a test that measures…

Positive results for drug use have kept more than 3,200 prospective drivers — including 1,700 who used cocaine and 71 who used cocaine in combination with opiates, heroin or amphetamines — from getting behind the wheel for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. since May 2006. While the pre-employment drug screening results might have kept those…

Non-medical prescription drug abuse is on the rise in young people, and a new study from the University of Cincinnati could shed light on what could increase or lower the risk of such abuse. The research team, led by Keith King, professor of health promotion, focused on 54,000 students — 7th through 12th grade —…

The recent changes to Colorado’s marijuana laws have made it easier for those who need pot for their ailments to get their medicine. Unfortunately, with an abundance of marijuana and easier access to it come some unintended consequences. According to new research, there’s been a marked uptick in accidental ingestion of marijuana by children. What…

ANN ARBOR – As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a “study drug” ­– a prescription stimulant or amphetamine – to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 parents of teens 13-17 years old believes that their teen has…

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a lower-court judge to reconsider her order blocking a program that would subject all state employees to random drug testing, but left little doubt that the plan would be found unconstitutional with regards to many state workers. The 61-page ruling, which left both sides declaring victory, essentially overturned…

Vagaries aside, school administrators recognized they had a problem. And they’re doing something big about it. In the fall, the school will drug test all 1,200 students in seventh through 12th grade. That takes guts and resolve. Administrators knew there would be blow-back from parents and the community about student privacy and the pointlessness of…

As states loosen polices toward criminalization of marijuana, children may be more likely to accidentally ingest the drug, says a report published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers from the Children’s Hospital Colorado compared admissions from two periods, January 2005-September 2009 and October 2009-December 2011, which marks the state’s introduction of new legislation. In the first period,…

Meanwhile, NTSB pushes for lower BAC limit and other alcohol-related rule changes for motorists While the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) newly released report on actions needed to eliminate alcohol-impaired driving by motorists has naturally garnered much media attention this week, the American Trucking Assns.(ATA) is prodding the Dept. of Transportation to take action to…