A local group turns to area businesses in an effort to fight drugs. Members of the Hastings meth coalition want more employers to drug test their employees. Pavelka Trucking in Hastings started random drug testing about 10 years ago, after a law went into effect requiring all commercial drivers to be screened. “Our program is a random one. Our system tells us who and when, like 3 have to be tested. They go down to the hospital and take the drug test,” said Leeanne Lind of Pavelka Trucking... Read Full Story
We live in a toxic world; the soil where our food is grown and the air
we breathe are both loaded with chemicals, PCBs, pesticides and
petrochemicals. Pharmaceutical drugs and processed foods are
commonplace. The facts about our hazardous environment can be
overwhelming and scary. There is a choice to be made: we can either be
intimidated, continue to suffer from illness and take drugs that add
insult to injury, or we can take action to protect ourselves. Cleansing, also called detoxification... Read Full Story
Candace Buckner, The Kansas City Star This is how you celebrate a gorgeous Friday night in Baldwin City, Kan.
Gather around Dan Elder’s Winnebago. Grab some cole slaw and a dog and
sit down with friends while the Bulldog flag flutters in the Winnie’s window. Nearly
a dozen parents will be there, smiling, feasting and enjoying the evening as
they were before the Sept. 29 game against Louisburg .
Start talking about the recent performance-enhancing drug allegations
and suspensions of... Read Full Story
Just how easy is it to pass a
drug test to join the military? The Eyewitness News Investigators went
undercover and discovered if your test comes back positive for drugs,
it's not necessarily a problem.
When you take an employment drug test, you usually get one shot to pass
it. But when it comes to joining the Army, we found you can try again
and again until you test clean for drugs. What's more, some recruiters
may be coaching you every step of the way.
When we sent undercover students... Read Full Story
Do you know someone addicted to alcohol? Or, do you find yourself becoming dependent to alcohol and you realized that it’s bad for you? So you are wondering what possible solution you may consider for your body to recover. Hmmm…if you are thinking that way, then great! The good news is that there are a lot of ways available for you to get rid of your alcohol addiction. One of the most well-known is the so-called “alcohol detoxification”.
Alcohol detox is simply a process that aims to... Read Full Story
A question mark over the accuracy of new roadside drug testing
equipment is of concern to INTRA, a drug and alcohol outreach service
based in Binnaburra. New South Wales police now have the power to saliva-test drivers for cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines. "Like it or not, the random roadside drug testing is coming our way," INTRA's Deborah Felton said. "The NSW Government is following Victoria's lead. Whether personally
affected or not, the public has a right to know more about this... Read Full Story
The Dallas school district is implementing one of the largest student
drug testing programs in the nation. Close to 20,000 students will be
screened for illegal substances during this school year. This week 1,000 DISD teenagers are busy taking an oral exam that has nothing to do reading, writing or arithmetic. Drug
abuse prevention specialist Pablo Estrada demonstrates, to students,
the testing method now being used to detect marijuana, cocaine, heroin
and other drugs. Leaders say there’s a... Read Full Story
What do you know about drug testing ? This is the set of special tests directed to find toxins in your organism caused by using drugs. Usually such tests are made with urine, saliva, blood, hair or other reagents. Drug testing is common. In your life you'll probably have lots of such tests: pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, post-incident drug testing. But many people enjoy using recreational drugs like ecstasy and marijuana to have a rest or rock on a party, laugh a lot and... Read Full Story
by Richard Johnson, Market-Day.net Many of today's modern drug tests use hair off the head or body to test.
When you introduce toxins to your body, the blood carries it around in yourveins depositing little bits of the toxins throughout your body. Toxins aredeposited into the hair follicle and trapped permanently or until you cutyour hair.
Hair follicle treatment formulas penetrates to the core of the hair shaftand immediately seeks out any trapped detectable toxins and dissolve them... Read Full Story
Methamphetamine (MA) is a stimulant drug which is quickly metabolized to amphetamine. It is used in pill form, or in powdered form by snorting or injecting. Crystallized methamphetamine is inhaled by smoking and is a considerably more powerful form of the drug. Some of the effects of methamphetamine use include: increased heart rate, wakefulness, physical [...] Read Full Story
