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Substance Abuse |
Topic: General |
| Substance abuse today is recognized as a disease, typified by the brain becoming reliant on certain substances to deliver neurotransmitters like dopamine or serotonin. Street drugs like marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine react with the brain in a similar way to legal addictives, such as alcohol,... |
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Drug Free |
Topic: General |
| While some drug users may claim that they are in control of their habit, or that the health risks of drug addiction are exaggerated, the simple truth is that they are deceiving themselves. Any amount of drug use can result in a wide range of problems for a person, ranging from the loss of a job to d... |
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Drug Abuse |
Topic: General |
| Drug abuse is a blight on society which is responsible, directly and indirectly, for hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to communities, schools, hospitals, and families. Repeated criminal charges stemming from drug abuse can lead to extended incarceration and the legal system is struggling to ... |
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Drug Addiction |
Topic: General |
| While many people long believed that an addiction to drugs or alcohol was simply a moral or personal weakness, which could be overcome through strength of will, modern science has since shown that drug addiction is actually biologically and genetically determined. |
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Drug Free Slogans |
Topic: General |
| Perhaps the most memorable drug free slogan used in the national effort against drug abuse is “Just Say No.” In order to discourage impressionable young children from dangerous drug use, parents, teachers, and communities have all utilized drug free slogans to deliver their message. Slogans are high... |
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Drug Half Life - What is it? |
Topic: Drug Detection Times |
| The term drug half life is used to describe the duration of time which is required for the trace concentration of a drug within the body to be reduced by one half. Scientists and other drug experts typically consider drug half life in relation to the amount of the substance found in the body’s plasm... |
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Drug Test Kits - Great for Parents and Employers |
Topic: Drug Testing |
| Both parents and employers must cope with the concern that children or employees are using drugs, and there is no better way to gain peace of mind than by using drug test kits. A typical drug test kit will require a sample to be taken, generally of urine or hair follicles, and tested for trace amoun... |
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Drug Testing Facts |
Topic: Drug Testing |
| One critical drug testing fact to keep in mind is that the phenomenon of false positives, or situations when one substance which is legal is detected as an illegal drug, is widely overblown. While false positives did occur frequently in the 1980’s, as drug testing programs were in their infancy, the... |
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Drug Testing FAQ |
Topic: Drug Testing |
| One of the most frequently asked questions regarding drug testing concerns which illicit substances are the most commonly abused. This is an important question because parents and employers must know which drugs they should target with their testing programs. The most commonly abused drugs by teenag... |
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Employment Drug Testing |
Topic: Drug Testing |
| In the last 30 years, the practice of employment drug testing has become increasingly prevalent as employers strive to ensure that their workforce is drug free. There are many reasons for companies to utilize employment drug testing, which is why an estimated 65% of employers in the Unites States in... |
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