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Drug Information Center
Why Should You Implement A Drug-Free
Workplace Program ?
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40% of serious workplace accidents and 40% of
fatal workplace accidents have drug and/or alcohol involvement.
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38% of all Worker's Compensation claims are
related to drug and/or alcohol abuse in the workplace.
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Approximately 90% of all alcohol users and 74%
of drug users are employed.
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An average of 15%-17% of employees in every U.S.
company are substance abusers.
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40% of the time a substance abuser causes an
accident in the workplace, a co-worker is injured.
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1 in 12 full-time American workers admitted to
using illegal drugs within the last thirty days, in a recent government
survey.
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Roughly 30% of those surveyed said they would be
less likely to work for an employer who does random drug testing.
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1 in 6 workplace deaths and 1 in 4 workplace
injuries involve drugs or alcohol.
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Substance abusers are 5 times more likely to
file Worker's Compensation claims.
By reducing drug
use among employees, you can reap savings from not only fewer workplace
injuries, but also fewer Worker's Compensation claims.
Standard Drugs Of Abuse
CANNABINOIDS:
Grass , pot, joint,
weed, ragweed, Thai sticks, Columbian, Sinsemilla, Alcapulco Gold, ace, bhang,
ganga, reefer, hash, Lebanese blond, Naples Fingers, black Afghan
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Hallucinogen producing hallucinations, euphoria, relaxed inhibitions
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Limited physical dependence with moderate psychological dependence
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Swallowed or smoked
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Dry crushed leaves hand rolled as cigarettes, hard chunks of resin of
various colors (hashish) or dark viscous liquid (hashish oil)
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Approximate detection time for small doses of 1 or 2 joints can be 2 to
3 days, but chronic use of more than 5 joints per day can be detected up
to 14-21 days
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OPIATES:
M, morph, Miss Emma,
smack, junk, horse, gum dust, Mexican brown, China white, schoolboy, juice,
dilles, D's, No.2's, No.4's, percs
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Narcotic, analgesic
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Produces euphoria, analgesic, drowsiness, respiratory depression
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Morphine, heroin, hydromorphone, Dilaudid, oxycodone, Percodan, have
high physical and psychological dependence, while codeine has moderate
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Drug is swallowed or injected
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White, brown, or black powder, liquid injectable, tablets, capsules or
various sizes and colors
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Approximate detection time in urine is 2 days
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Clinical Names – Morphine, Heroin, Morphine Sulfate, Codeine,
hydromorphone, Dilaudid, Oxycodone, Percodan
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Cocaine
Cocaine, coke, snow,
nose candy, toot, crack, stardust, flake, White Lady, blow, cola, Bolivian rock,
Peruvian flake, mother of pearl
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Stimulant or local anesthetic
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Motor and verbal hyperactivity, mood elevation, inflated self-esteem,
grandiose delusions
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Possible physical and psychological dependence
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Sniffed, swallowed, or injected
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Odorless white crystalline powder with bitter numbing taste
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Approximate detection time in urine is 2-4 days
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AMPHETAMINES:
Uppers, pep pills,
bennies, crank, speed, meth, crystals, dexies, whites, blacks, beauties
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Attacks the auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory senses
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Hallucinations, delusions of crawling insects, worms, euphoria
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Physical and psychological dependence if taken long enough
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Swallowed or injected
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Appearance is coarse powders, crystals, "chunks", tablets of various
sizes and colors
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Approximate detection time in urine is 24-48 hours
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Clinical Names – Desoxyn, Dexedrine
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PHENCYCLIDINE:
PCP, angel dust, killer weed, supergrass, hog, PeaCe
pill
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Hallucinogen, dissociative anesthetic
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Psychedelic reaction, hallucinations, catatonia, combativeness
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High psychological dependence
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Smoked, swallowed, or injected
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PCP encountered on streets as pills, capsules, powders of various
colors, white crystalline powder
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Approximate detection time in urine is 8 days
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BARBITURATES:
Barbs, downers,
goofballs, reds, blue devils, yellow jackets
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Sedative/depressant/hypnotic drug which causes sedation, euphoria,
anesthesia effect, anti-anxiety
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High to moderate physical and psychological dependence
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Swallowed or injected
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Tablets, capsules, liquid injectable, white powder
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Approximate detection time in urine is 1-21 days depending on which drug
is taken
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Clinical Names – Phenobarbital, Luminal, Secobarbital, Seconal,
Pentobarbital, Nembutal, Amobarbital, Amyta;. Butalbital, Florinal
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BENZODIAZEPINES:
Tranks, downers, blues,
yellows
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Minor tranquilizers, anti-anxiety/sedative
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Hypnotic, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant
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Physical and psychological dependence
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Swallowed or injected
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White or pale yellow, crystalline, powders, tablets, capsules, liquid
injectable
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Approximate detection time in urine is 3 days depending on dosage
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Clinical Names – Chlordiazepoxide, Librium, Diazepam, Valium, Oxazepam,
Serax, Lorazepam, Ativan, Flurazepam, Dalmane, Clorazepate, Tranxene
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METHADONE:
Dolly, meth
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Narcotic, opiod, analgesic producing euphoria or drowsiness
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High physical and psychological dependence
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Swallowed
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White crystalline powder, tablets, or liquid injectable
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Approximate detection time in urine is 3 days
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Clinical Names – Dolophine, Methadone
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DOT Regulations Require Testing For 5 Controlled
Substances
Marijuana, Cocaine, Opiates, Amphetamines,
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