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Legal & Legislative Updates

• Changes for Federal Workplace Testing

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) New guidelines proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would modify federal drug testing requirements. The Oral Fluid Mandatory Guidelines would permit oral fluid testing […]

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• California Seeks Drug Database Requirement for Physicians

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) If approved, new legislation in California will mandate that doctors consult the Controlled Substances Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) database prior to writing initial prescriptions for Schedule […]

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• Pennsylvania Implements New Prescription Rules for Dentists

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) Pennsylvania’s departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and Health have established a group of rules concerning the prescription of opioids for managing both short- and long-term oral-facial […]

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• Naloxone Available OTC in Ohio

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) Naloxone, a drug that counteracts the effects of opioid overdose, will now be available at Ohio pharmacies without a prescription. This is the result of a law signed […]

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• Upswing in Mexican Meth Smuggling Found in Southwestern U.S.

  (September 28, 2015)

  (Fall 2015) Mexico has seen a dramatic rise in methamphetamine production because it is cheaper and easier to make there than within the United States’ borders. As a result, border […]

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