Substance Abuse
What Every HR Manager Needs to Know About the Impact of Marijuana Legalization
With the conclusion of the 2018 midterm elections, Michigan became the 10th state (including District of Columbia) to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In addition, voters in Utah and Missouri approved marijuana legalization for medical use, bringing the total number of states where medical use is legal to 33. Social acceptance of marijuana legalization…
Read MoreWorkplace Drug Use: Think It’s Not A Problem For You?
If today’s employers are finding that employee engagement is especially low, it may be because some of their employees are high. A new study released this summer by Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services, reveals that workplace drug use is the highest it’s been in more than a decade. While prescription opioid rates have…
Read MoreFive Steps Businesses Need To Be Taking Now To Address The Opioid Crisis
According to the CDC, 115 people die in the US everyday of opioid overdoses. That’s more than from car accidents, gun violence, and most forms of cancers. Opiate related overdoses are now the leading cause of death in Americans under the age of 50. Though it seems we’re confronted with news about the opioid crisis…
Read MoreEspyr® Announces Major Marketing Partnership with Fairbanks
Partnership To Bring Next Generation Behavioral Health Management Program To Fairbanks Employer Relationships Espyr, the leading behavioral health company developing innovative solutions for maximizing human and organizational potential, and Fairbanks, one of the oldest and most highly regarded alcohol and drug treatment centers in America, have agreed on a marketing partnership where Fairbanks Employer Services…
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