Drug Abuse in the News
11/30/2010
Coalition pledges drug jail to help addicts
The New South Wales Opposition says it will dedicate a specific jail to rehabilitating drug-addicted inmates if it wins office next year. The proposal would see inmates undergo a treatment program with regular drug testing. Shadow Attorney-General Greg Smith says the chosen prison would likely be in the Sydney metropolitan area. “We want to have [...]
11/28/2010
Drug testing ? Deputies set good example with policy
A new mandatory drug-testing policy recently implemented by Mercer County Sheriff D.B. ?Don? Meadows is a welcomed move. Until last week, the sheriff?s department didn?t have any form of drug-testing policy in the books. With help from Prosecuting Attorney Timm Boggess, the sheriff?s office was able to develop and implement a new policy that became [...]
11/28/2010
Queensland jobseekers failing drug tests
DRUG and alcohol testing is on the rise in blue-collar workplaces, with Queensland jobseekers having the worst failure rate of any other state or territory in the country. Recruitment firm Labourforce managing director Regan Brown said 35 per cent of Queenslanders seeking a job through his company tested positive for drugs or alcohol at application. “It’s [...]
11/28/2010
Police union wants mandatory drug testing
The police union says all officers should undergo drug tests after a long-serving policeman was charged with drug offences. The 46 year old officer has been stood down from all duties and the Commissioner is considering his future with the force. It is alleged the man used a police computer to access the details of [...]
11/26/2010
Second Uzbek Athlete Fails Doping Test At Asian Games
A second athlete from Uzbekistan has failed a doping test for a banned stimulant at the Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia said that Jakhongir Muminov, a 23-year-old wrestler, tested positive for Methylhexaneamine and was disqualified from the games. He did not win a medal. On November 19, Uzbek judo athlete Shokir Muminov was [...]
11/26/2010
Destiney Nowlin Suspect Jailed After Failed Drug Test
The family of a North little Rock girl killed in a car accident wants answers. Fourteen-year-old Destiney Nowlin was killed last summer when the car she was in lost control and she was thrown from the vehicle. Prosecutors claim the driver tested positive for marijuana, methamphetamine and amphetamine, but he picked up another drug charge [...]
11/23/2010
Workers can be fired for using legal drugs
After 22 years of work, Sue Bates lost her job when she got a phone call telling her she tested positive for a legally prescribed drug. How on earth could following a doctor’s orders cost a longtime employee a job? Bates’ employer, Dura Automotive Systems, recently changed its drug testing policy over concern that certain [...]
11/23/2010
Drug and Alcohol Tests
Job applicants may be required to be screened for drug and alcohol use prior to being hired. Employees may be tested for drugs or alcohol in the workplace, where permitted by state law. Drug and alcohol tests could be random, conducted because of an accident or injury, or because an employee appears to be under [...]
11/21/2010
Judo medalist fails drug test at Asian Games
GUANGZHOU, China — In the first doping case at the Asian Games, Uzbekistan’s Shokir Muminov was disqualified and stripped of his judo silver medal Friday for failing a drug test. Dr. Mani Jegathesan, chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia’s medical committee, said Muminov’s urine sample showed traces of the banned stimulant Methylhexaneamine. The 27-year-old [...]
11/17/2010
Mandaluyong orders mandatory drug test
MANILA, Philippines ? ?As far as drugs is concerned, we will show no mercy.? Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos made this statement Monday after announcing the mandatory drug testing of all city hall employees and police personnel. The week-long drug test, from Nov. 15-19, will be done at the third floor of the City Hall [...]
11/11/2010
Program?s random drug testing keeps recovering addicts accountable
LANCASTER — There’s no guesswork in random drug testing. No taking someone’s word to ensure he’s clean. No ways to circumvent the system. With the i-Samson program used in Fairfield County, recovering addicts are held accountable for their actions, and nothing slides by those who monitor the addicts. “Without random testing, you can’t tell if [...]
11/11/2010
Woman accused of cheating on urine test
A Forest City woman was arrested Monday for allegedly smuggling urine in for a drug test. Brandy Arrowood, 35, from the 600 block of Rutherford MNR Church Street, was arrested on charges of defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests and simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance. According to the arrest warrant, the urine [...]
11/11/2010
To ensure drug-free Asian Games, China conducts 2000 doping tests
To ensure a clean XVIth Asian Games here, the China Anti-Doping Agency has conducted nearly 2000 doping tests on Chinese athletes. A total of 1950 tests, including 120 blood tests, have been conducted since August, the Xinhua news agency reported. Every single one of the Chinese athletes had at least one doping test before they [...]
11/7/2010
Putnam County Considering Random Drug Testing Policy For Students
WINFIELD – The policy would apply to any student involved in any extra curricular activity and for students who drive to school. In this age of increased peer pressure supporters say the policy gives an alternative to doing drugs. “They can say to those who pressure them, ‘I’m subject to a random check. I can’t do that,’ [...]
11/7/2010
Schools to get funds for voluntary drug tests
Secondary schools will get funds next year to conduct voluntary drug testing of students after a trial in Tai Po was deemed to have fostered an anti-drug culture even though no users were found [...]