by Sean Neely | Dec 16, 2014 | Toxicology
Who’s responsibility is it to be sure people are driving safely and are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol? Yours! And mine! Statistics from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System show that although the number of people killed in the US in car accidents...
by Sean Neely | Mar 23, 2011 | Toxicology
Have you checked your home lately for poisonous substances? Oh, you don’t have children! Well, what about your pet or your niece, nephew, or neighbor’s child? Keeping poisons including medications, cleaning supplies and garden chemicals put away can...
by Sean Neely | Mar 10, 2011 | Toxicology
If you were hoping that your heroin use was tough to catch, you could be in trouble. In October of last year the US Department of Transportation (DOT) changed their regulations for drug testing, lowering the cutoff levels for amphetamines and cocaine and adding the...
by Sean Neely | Jan 18, 2011 | Toxicology
Our society has become more medicated than ever before. Although we appreciate longer life and better treatments for disorders like depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and insomnia, the side effects create havoc for some people. The big...
by Sean Neely | Dec 14, 2010 | Toxicology
The good news: Binge drinking and cigarette smoking is down among teens. The bad news: They are smoking more marijuana and Ecstasy use is on the rise. Not the trends that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was hoping for! According to their annual report,...
