Why do people addicted to prescription painkillers start using? What could push a person to decide “this is something I want to do, despite the risks.” This is a question I find myself asking all the time. It sits in my head constantly. Maybe because of the work I do, but maybe also because my […]
Sometimes, You Just Don’t Know
An employer called to discuss collections, how users are bypassing the system and bringing in substitute specimens. It seems a supervisor, unknown by management, was a heroin addict and had been injecting between the toes to hide use. The supervisor was, in addition, advising employees pulled for random drug testing on how to ‘pass’ a […]