Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment

Washington — New resources from the National Safety Council are intended to prepare California employers for a forthcoming requirement to include opioid-reversal medications in...

A muscle relaxer or strong pain reliever for a friend who’s hurting. A sedative for a family member who gets nervous on airplanes. Offering your...

Washington — A new toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is intended to help raise awareness about the importance of...

If your organization is a National Safety Council member, you’re probably aware of NSC’s advocacy surrounding the use of naloxone. Commonly known by the...

Smoking as few as two to five cigarettes a day may more than double your risk for serious health problems compared with not smoking...

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in both the House and Senate would direct OSHA to develop employer guidance on acquiring opioid overdose-reversal medication...

A recent study of young adults has concluded that more than 1 out of 5 use cannabis or alcohol to help fall asleep – a practice that can “backfire,” researchers are cautioning.

Frankfort, KY — The state of Kentucky is moving to classify 7-hydroxymitragynine, more commonly known as 7-OH, as a Schedule I narcotic and will seek to limit its sale and distribution, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) recently announced.

Washington — Independent owner-operator truckers must participate in Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing programs but aren’t required to complete supervisor reasonable suspicion training because “they do not supervise anyone,” the agency says.

Secaucus, NJ — The percentage of U.S. workers who tested positive for fentanyl in random on-the-job drug tests was seven times greater than the percentage of people whose preemployment tests came back positive, according to Quest Diagnostics’ annual Drug Testing Index for 2024.