Twenty years ago, addiction studies and research focused almost entirely on men. This has now changed dramatically. Addiction has been on a steady increase and growing even faster in women than men. Once funding requests for addiction centres began to rise for women, investigations began looking more closely at addiction in women. While women have […]

The presence of employees with substance use disorders in the workplace is a serious issue. Over 77%* of illicit drug users are employed and the loss of productivity resulting from drug and alcohol abuse is significant. Alcoholism alone is responsible for 500 million lost work days** each year. “Alcohol and drugs know no social, economic […]

Heading off to college is an exciting time in a young person’s life. It’s usually the first time they are off on their own, making their own rules and tasting adult freedom for the first time. While many individuals experiment with alcohol and drugs, some of them are unable to leave it there. The pressures […]

Police officers put their lives on the line almost every day. They face dangerous situations, armed fugitives, violence, and aggression, which makes their jobs highly stressful. In addition rotating shifts, double shifts and staff shortages make their job tedious. It has been estimated that one in four police officers have a problem with drugs or […]

Nurses are usually the first person to attend to a sick or injured individual in a hospital, and even in some medical office visits. They soothe, they heal, and they comfort the patient in their time of need. But what about the nurses themselves? Who heals them? A high-stress work environment, long hours, physician shortages […]

Teaching can seem like a noble profession. Educating and moulding young minds, and seeing your students grow. However, lofty dreams can run into turbulence. Marching into the real world with newly honed skills and unbridled enthusiasm, but finding oneself overworked, underpaid and terribly stressed. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that educators find solace and […]

High expectations and intense competition to get ahead drive young investment bankers and executives, including executive directors, to abuse caffeine, energy drinks, prescription medications and drugs to work 80-hour weeks. The excessive use of nicotine pouches such as Zyn, and Monsterbombs (an extra-strength 5-hour energy shot dropped into a glass filled with Monster Energy, chugged […]

As per the Construction Financial Management Association, CFMA, the construction industry employs more than 7.6 million people in the U.S. Long hours, hard work and increased odds for injury can all contribute to two other challenges the construction industry is working hard to address: substance abuse and mental health. The statistics on drug and alcohol […]

High expectations and intense competition to get ahead drives young investment bankers and executives, including executive directors, to abuse caffeine, energy drinks, prescription medications and drugs to work 80-hour weeks. The excessive use of nicotine pouches such as Zyn, and Monsterbombs (an extra-strength 5-hour energy shot dropped into a glass filled with Monster Energy, chugged […]

Positive drug tests among truck drivers rose 18% in 2022 to 69,668 compared with the previous year. Marijuana (because it takes over 24 days of abstinence to show negative) was the most commonly detected substance, with 40,916 positive results in 2022. Since January of 2020, more than 72,000 CDL drivers have been taken off the […]