Narcotic Drug

The dangers of the narcotic drug GBL

Many people are realising that the effects of drugs like ecstasy and speed are more than outweighed by the negative elements and are looking for an alternative party solution. This has led to an upsurge in demand for legal herbs and drug-like products but it should be remembered that not all of these products have [...]

Drug Policy

The role of front-line supervisors in detecting drug and alcohol abuse

Front-line supervision Front-line supervisors spend more time with the workforce than any other level of management. They interface directly, on the job with employees. The main task of supervisors is to ensure that the work gets done by those reporting to them. They are held responsible for the productivity and behaviour of the employees reporting [...]

Legal Drug

How To Identify Drug Dependency

Drug dependency is described as the repeated use of a drug despite the damage and problems caused due to drug use. If the user stops taking the drug then withdrawal symptoms are experienced. Drug dependency doesn’t only include illegal drugs that are very addictive by prescription drugs too. Repeated use and abuse of a prescription [...]

Drug Policy

Obama on Drugs: Will He End the War?

One issue largely missing in action during the presidential campaign has been the Drug War, and all the policy implications for addiction treatment that go with it. Our thanks go out to OnTheIssues blog for compiling the admittedly skimpy record of public statements about drug policy by both candidates. In this post, we examine the [...]

Drug Policy

Drug Testing Methods at Work Place

A drug test is commonly a technical examination to determine the presence or absence of specified drugs or their metabolized traces. According to the Chicago land Chamber of Commerce, “Over 70% of all illicit drug users are employed. Small and medium-sized firms employ 80% of the U.S. workforce where drug testing policies & programs are [...]

Drug Addiction And Abuse

Brain Health And Teen Drug Addiction – Why One Drug Leads To Another

Drug addiction and drug abuse are not simply about “street drugs” sold by nefarious persons to innocent victims. Both illegal and legally prescribed drugs mimic each other in the many in which they exploit the structure or neurobiology of the user’s brain. The bad news is that teenagers have free-and-easy access to any number of [...]

Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana: The Debate Rages On

Marijuana is also known as pot, grass and weed but its formal name is actually cannabis. It comes from the leaves and flowers of the plant Cannabis sativa. It is considered an illegal substance in the US and many countries and possession of marijuana is a crime punishable by law. The FDA classifies marijuana as [...]

Healthcare

US Health Care is Broken

Everyone knows U.S. well being care is broken. For employers the impact is that worker health care benefits are more and more and outrageously costly and are quickly consuming away at profitability for most firms. Employee health advantages are thought of by most employers to be a frustrating but unavoidable value of doing business. Many [...]

Pharmaceuticals

Patents and Ethics in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Abstract This paper is concerned with the impacts of strict patents in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement. It discusses the historical and current policy context, to better understand how strict patents affect the availability of essential drugs in developing countries. The research shows that the [...]

Drug Addiction And Abuse

Drug Addiction: Top 4 Ways To Treat Drug Addicts

Drug addiction is a rising menace which surfaced in the olden times. Ever since drug addiction started to rise, especially after the “hippie revolution”, the deterioration of physical as well as mental health saw no boundaries. This led to drug addiction being considered as an international health crisis. While drug addictions can be grouped into [...]