Fascinating Article about Marijuana’s Link to Schizophrenia and Other Mental Disorders

With the rising tide liberalization of marijuana laws, it’s vital that we understand that marijuana is not innocuous. The link below will direct to a page with 150 links to scientific studies that demonstrate the various risks of marijuana use. Click here to be taken to the page. 

A new synthetic (“designer”) drug has recently emerged, a powerful hallucinogen nicknamed “25I.” Commonly described as a “synthetic LSD,” this powerful synthetic has already claimed the lives of several young people, most recently, a 21 year old festival goer in New Orleans. Read about that overdose death here. Very little is known about this substance, technically…

Are you concerned about how to address prescription drug abuse in the workplace? The misuse of prescription drugs (psychotherapeutics) is at epidemic proportions in the US.  Current data indicate that we produce enough hydrocodone and oxycodone per year in this county to supply every citizen with 24 tabs of hydrocodone and 40 tabs of oxycodone.

Oregon is no longer the ‘most-stoned’ workforce in the nation.  However, it is not from a decline in use in the state, but instead due to increasing use in other states.  According to The Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™, a comprehensive analysis of workforce drug use trends released April 11th, 2019.  See the full story…

Denver led the charge on decriminalizing Marijuana, are psychedelic mushrooms (magic mushrooms) next?  Denver is trying to get a measure on their ballot this year, and Oregon is working on getting it on their ballot in 2020.  Could this be the new trend?  Finding ways to decriminalize stage 1 drugs?  How do we protect our…