by Bostec | Jan 31, 2020 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
“There is high potential for overdose from marijuana edibles.” Strong words. That quote is from a website produced by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration aimed at reaching out to youth with drug facts. Here’s the skinny on edibles, according to the site:...
by Bostec | Nov 20, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Businesses need reliable data. Any decision that affects employee well-being, the bottom-line, customer satisfaction or a thousand other areas needs to be based on solid, reliable and trustworthy data. Decisions about drug and alcohol policies in the workplace are no...
by Bostec | Sep 19, 2019 | Drug Facts, Teenage Drug Use
With a sixth death in the United States now having been attributed to vaping, concern is ramping ever higher about the dangers that e-cigarettes pose to health. (Also, it’s worth noting that traditional cigarettes still represent an enormous danger, but that’s a topic...
by Bostec | Apr 17, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing
Almost half of all traffic fatalities in Washington state involve at least one driver who was impaired due to alcohol and/or drugs. This according to a 2018 report from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, which also tabs impairment as the top contributing factor...
by Bostec | Mar 20, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Marijuana use continues to be a hot topic of discussion among business leaders in Whatcom County. According to a 2017 survey, 14 percent of adults in Washington state are current users of marijuana, and those numbers are only going up. With rates like that, many...
by Bostec | Jan 23, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
Here at Bostec, we regularly get questions from business leaders in Whatcom County that can serve as useful examples for other companies in similar situations. These business scenarios contain familiar themes that often touch on the hot topics of the day. One thing...