by chian | Aug 29, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
By Salynn Boyles 4 of 5 High School Students Exposed, Survey Shows Drug use in the nation’s schools is increasing and parents are not aware of the extent of the problem, a new survey suggests. Drugs and alcohol have become so common in the nation’s middle and high...
by chian | Aug 29, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
What is drug testing? Some schools, hospitals, or places of employment conduct drug testing. There are a number of ways this can be done, including: pre-employment testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion/cause testing, post-accident testing, return to duty...
by chian | Aug 27, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
Ninety percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates are using illicit drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, during the school day, a new survey found. When asked to estimate how many were involved, these teens reported that about 17...
by chian | Aug 23, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas
Federal authorities have charged 40 people—including two inmates and a corrections officer—for running a drug ring through three Indiana prisons. According to The Associated Press, the indictment unsealed Wednesday in Indianapolis notes the scheme involved...
by chian | Aug 21, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
Cigarette smoking is out but pot use is in among the nation’s teenagers, who also report a higher use of prescription painkillers and a waning perception about the risk of illicit drugs, a federal study on students has found. As more states move to approve...
by chian | Aug 21, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
The number of Americans who used illegal drugs or abused prescription medications rose last year to reach its highest level since 2002, a survey showed. Nearly 22 million Americans aged 12 and older used illegal drugs in 2009, a rise of 9 percent from 2008, the survey...
