Last week, I posted about “fun” facts related to drugs and alcohol in the workplace. That post was a prelude to what I’ll talk about today: What employers ought to do. As I pointed out last week, ...

Sober up, folks! Here we go. With the legalization of marijuana and cannabis products in so many states, dealing with substance abuse in the workplace has become ridiculously complicated. This is the ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

Substance abuse is potentially harmful to health. In particular, synthetically-produced drugs often have unpredictable emotional and physical side effects that constitute an extreme health hazard.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 2003 to 2007 and 2008 to 2012 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the construction industry suffers from much ...

The first time Rachel* went to work high, she was desperate to feel something other than panic. She'd spent months teetering on the edge of a breakdown. Workplace bullying had been building quietly ...

About 9% of U.S. workers in their early 30s use alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs while at work, according to a July 8 report from researchers at The Ohio State University. The risk for substance use ...

Karla Kaun receives funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Many people are ...

Ozempic, Mounjaro and similar medications for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss could also help people struggling with addiction, according to a new study. Researchers found that people addicted to ...

Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar may also take the edge off alcohol’s buzz, according to a new study. Researchers at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical ...

In many workplaces, alcohol is embedded in company culture. From weekly happy hours to beer carts and kegs on tap, businesses — especially in the Triangle’s tech and startup scene — use alcohol as a ...