Overdoses vs. COVID-19 in San Francisco
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Five ways to design a better mental-health future for a stressed-out workforce
Almost 41 percent of Americans struggle with mental-health issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but many companies remain ill equipped to address the problem. Article
Returning to resilience: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and substance use
Extensive research has documented the association of recessions, mass layoffs, and prolonged periods of unemployment with an increase in income inequality and devastating impact on health and life expectancy in the United States.
Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities
Young adults who used marijuana only recreationally showed significant abnormalities in two key brain regions that are important in emotion and motivation, scientists report. This is particularly interesting in connection to many studies of workplace skills that indicate the importance …
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COVID-19 Complicates Companies’ Concerns About Workplace Drug Testing
Employers must provide a safe work environment and they want to ensure their employees are productive, but is maintaining a drug-testing program to help achieve these goals worth the hassle? The answer may depend on the workplace. Article Link
Coronavirus Complicates Workplace Drug-Testing Programs
As the coronavirus crisis continues to impact the workplace and the economy, many businesses are focused on keeping workers and customers safe. Some safety programs—such as drug-free workplace initiatives—have become more complicated to administer. Article Link
Substance Use Disorder During A Pandemic
Something doesn’t seem right. She chimes in late for the Monday morning Zoom meeting, and lacks her usual energy and good cheer. Her attention wanders, and she asks for an extension on her assignment. Is she sick? Depressed? Or is …
Marijuana and the Workplace
An issue that is changing and presenting new challenges. https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/fall2019/Pages/marijuana-and-the-workplace-its-complicated.aspx?
At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates
The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 reports of seizures claimed to be related to e-cigarette use, as concern grows over the potential negative health effects of heavy vaping. Article Link