Community forum addresses the dangers of prescription drug abuse
Community forum addresses the dangers of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
The forum will address the growing problem of prescription painkiller and over the counter (OTC) drug abuse on Long Island and ways community members can work cooperatively to keep this epidemic and the related crime from reaching Riverhead.
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Dealing with workplace substance abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
How can you tell if a co-worker might have a substance abuse problem, and what should you do about it? Here are tips from experts: – Watch for signs: According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, indications that an employee might have a …
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Does your employer have the right to test you for drug use?
Filed under: Substance Abuse
TV Many US employers require drug testing as part of their hiring process. Some companies even administer periodic random drug tests to their existing employees, especially as part of their workplace substance abuse programs.
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LCSO Meeting in Ashburn on Youth Substance Abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
A meeting focused on substance abuse within Loudoun's youth community has been set for 7 pm April 9 at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. All county residents are invited. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office scheduled the meeting to discuss the risks …
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Drug Abuse: Narcotics Trafficking and Opium Poppy Harvests (1969) – thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws. A UN report said the global drug trade generated an estimated US1.6 billion in 2003. With a world GDP of US trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% (0.893%) of total global commerce. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally. Opium (poppy tears, lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine. The traditional method of obtaining the latex is to scratch (“score”) the immature seed pods (fruits) by hand; the latex leaks out and dries to a sticky yellowish residue that is later scraped off the fruit. The modern method is to harvest and process mature plants by machine. “Meconium” historically referred to related, weaker preparations made from other parts of the poppy or different species of poppies. The production of opium itself has not changed since ancient times. Through selective breeding of the Papaver somniferum …
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