by Bostec | Aug 16, 2016 | Alcohol testing
Several years ago, a friend got called in for jury duty to help adjudicate the case of a suspected drunken driver in Whatcom County. The officer had conducted field sobriety tests on the subject but had not been able to do a breath analysis, and at this point it was...
by Bostec | Jul 19, 2016 | Alcohol testing, Drug Facts, Drug Testing
Why go through the trouble of establishing a drug-free workplace? For starters, it’s not that much trouble. But more importantly, evidence is overwhelming that drug-free workplaces are healthier, happier and more efficient workplaces. The Substance Abuse and Mental...
by Bostec | Jun 14, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
In a recent post, we mentioned that families can help teens kick drug habits by providing moral support, rules, structure and supervision, and by engaging teens in family-based treatment approaches. It’s scary to know that your teen is experimenting, but it is...
by Bostec | May 19, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
In a recent conversation, a woman in her late 60’s shared that she had given edible marijuana a try—yes, this is a trending topic in the senior citizen community, even in Whatcom County! She mentioned being caught off-guard because she didn’t know how much...
by Bostec | Mar 17, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
“Addictions, particularly heroin addictions, cross all socioeconomic classes, all ethnicities, rural, urban.” ~ Penny Legate, news media personality and parent of a child who died from a heroin overdose In 2015, more than 200 people died from heroin...
