Senate Democrats want Pilot-Rest Provision in FAA Bill
April 20, 2016
As both sides of the aisle try to push the Federal Authorization Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill through, Senate Democrats are looking to add on a pilot rest provision. Sens. Barbara Boxer
Finding a Job is Harder for A Smoker
5/12/16
A recent study suggests unemployed smokers have more difficulty finding a job, and tend to earn less money when they find one than their smoke-free counterparts.
Among unemployed people in the San Francisco Bay
Study Shows Party Never Stops for Fraternity Brothers
May 23 2016
Fraternities are generally shown in films doing crazy stunts, and throwing massive parties. In 2014, some 1,800 college students died from drinking-related causes, drunk students perpetrated 696,000 assaults and close to
New FRA Regulations Expand Drug and Alcohol Testing
June 2 2016
The U.S Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that it has two final rules to better protect railroad employees working on and off the tracks.
The first rule amends the
Buy and Sell Drugs Online "Silk Road" Founder Gets 8 Years
June 7 2016
One of the masterminds behind the digital black market website Silk Road 2.0 was sentenced June 3 to eight years in prison, following a multiagency probe that included
Marijuana use changes brain's reward system overtime
June 9 2016
Researchers found that individuals who were long-term marijuana users had increased activity in certain areas of the brain associated with reward when presented with marijuana-associated cuesMarijuana use changes brain's reward system overtime ,
A New Direction on Drugs
Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong, and wants to refocus the U.S. drug policy
June 13 2016
The following is a script from "A New Direction on Drugs" which aired on Dec. 13, 2015,
Five Little-known Facts About NFL Drug Policy
The NFL’s marijuana policy has been all over the news lately, from criticism of the league’s stance by the likes of Eugene Monroe, Derrick Morgan and Jake Plummer to SI Films’ upcoming in-depth look
The Presidential Candidates Stand On Drug Policy
July 26 2016
[caption id="attachment_231301" align="alignleft" width="300"] Donald Trump campaigns in Cincinnati. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)[/caption]
The last time the Democratic Party’s platform mentioned marijuana was in 1984, when it cited “25 million regular abusers of marijuana”
Are Olympic Athletes Allowed To Smoke Weed? Drug Testing At Rio Will Not Be Strict.
Aug. 1 2016
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Marijuana use has been a dicey subject for Olympic athletes in the past. Back in