Melissa Sabus: Changing marijuana laws and the workplace

Published January 30, 2013

Melissa Sabus: Changing marijuana laws and the workplace

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

The statistics from a 2011 survey completed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, reported about 22.5 million Americans, aged 12 or older, were current (used in the past 30 days) illicit drug users. Of these users …
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New proposals could reduce drug abuse

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With prescription drug use increasing nationwide and across North Carolina, state advocates and legislators are redoubling efforts to curb abuse among all state residents — including students. Almost 90 percent of accidental poisonings are due to …
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Tomblin to ignore council's advice on solving substance abuse ills

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A group Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin asked to study the state's drug problems told the governor this month to raise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and tap into the state's sizeable "rainy day" funds. Tomblin seems likely to ignore this …
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