Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar February 6, 2024 at 11am - "Drugs Don’t Work in NJ 24th Annual Webinar: Legal Update ". This webinar is open to all NJ businesses, organizations, and government agencies so we strongly encourage you to share this information with your employees, friends, and business associates. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Lillis, Drug-Free Workplace Coordinator, at bill@drugfreenj.org or 862-253-6808.

MUST READ: N.J. Police Can Use Disputed Method to Determine Driving While High — with New Limits, Top Court Rules

New Jersey police can continue using a protocol to identify drug-impaired driving, but with new limits on how they can be used, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in a long-awaited decision.

• Office of National Drug Control Policy Issues Recovery Ready Workplace Toolkit

The Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit: Guidance and Resources for Private and Public Sector Employers is designed to help businesses and other employers prevent and respond more effectively to substance misuse among employees, build their workforces through hiring of people in recovery, and develop a recovery-supportive culture.

• Construction Sector Contends with Legal Marijuana at Work

Widespread legalization of marijuana has created safety concerns for employers and insurers in the construction sector, which has some of the highest rates of workplace injuries. 

• NYC Outreach Initiative Targets Fatal Overdoses in Construction

In response to fatal overdoses in the local construction industry, New York City’s health and building departments are teaming up to conduct outreach at worksites.

• Marijuana Use Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke, Studies Say

Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to two new non-published studies presented Monday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia

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