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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• Over Half of U.S. Adults Misuse Rx Drugs

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Statistics from Quest Diagnostics show that 54% of adults use opioids and other prescribed medications in patterns other than those advised by their physicians. The data was derived […]

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• Heroin-Related Deaths Skyrocket

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Heroin use in the United States is now at a 20-year high. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) found that deaths caused by heroin in the U.S. increased by […]

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• Marijuana Legalization Leads to Deadly Car Crash Increases

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Since Washington State legalized marijuana in 2012, researchers have found that the number of fatal auto accidents involving drivers who had recently used marijuana jumped from 8% in […]

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• Marijuana Usage Spikes Nationwide

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) The trend seen with marijuana on the job carries over to the U.S. population in general. This year, 13% of Americans say they are currently using marijuana – […]

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• Colorado’s Recreational Marijuana Crosses into the Workplace

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Once the Centennial State gave a nod to recreational marijuana in 2012, Colorado’s positive workplace test rates for the drug jumped from a pre-legalization rate of 6% to […]

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