Nearly half of the U.S. workforce—roughly 72 million people—have experienced personal or family problems stemming from substance or alcohol use based on new research. Article Link
Article Link Three more states legalized adult recreational marijuana use in 2022, and it may only be a matter of time before such use is legal across the country. Also growing in acceptance is the use of therapeutic psychedelics, such as …
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A business owner recently vented his frustration to me around the number of job seekers who failed a work drug test at his company. Article Link
The latest MTF survey, collected between April and October in 2021, offers revealing insight into changing drug use trends in the United States. And perhaps the most significant change in recent data has been the incredible increase in hallucinogen use …
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Employers have a role to play in talking about and treating the problem, says HBLC speaker Cheryl Brown Merriwether of the International Center for Addiction and Recovery Education.
Employers are questioning their stance on drug testing and what a drug-free workplace looks like as marijuana and other recreational drugs become legal and less stigmatized. Article Link
Marijuana’s nationwide reputation has done a cultural 180, shifting from an illegal substance worthy of jail time, to a medicinal and recreational one that’s protected by anti-discriminatory laws. Article Link
Alcohol and drug use surged during the pandemic, forcing substance use disorders—one of the last taboo subjects in corporate America—into the spotlight. Article Link
In the first few minutes of this episode, I began listening to the key points with my “paradigms” of human resources and management. This episode has great points that should be carefully understood and applied for all organizations.