/tags/drug-testing drug testing en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2018-04-13/opioid-crisis-causing-some-employers-to-rethink-their-drug-policies When you picture a person suffering from opioid addiction, who comes to mind? Do you picture a stranger, a friend or relative? Or how about ... a coworker? If that hasn't crossed your mind, consider this: according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 50 percent of those who reported abusing pain medication also said they have a full-time job, while an additional 15 percent said they work part-time. That reality has some employers rethinking their approach to drug use in their workforce. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2018-04-13/opioid-crisis-causing-some-employers-to-rethink-their-drug-policies Adrian Ma /news/2018-01-16/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Drug addiction counselors are speaking out against a bill that would send ex-convicts to jail if they fail a drug test. They say this proposal uses the… Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:10:08 GMT /news/2018-01-16/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Andy Chow /news/2018-01-08/ohio-lawmaker-pushes-for-harsher-penalties-for-parolees-who-fail-drug-tests An Ohio lawmaker wants the state to take tougher action when an ex-convict on parole fails a random drug test. The proposal is meant to act as an… Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:00:46 GMT /news/2018-01-08/ohio-lawmaker-pushes-for-harsher-penalties-for-parolees-who-fail-drug-tests Andy Chow /wyso-stories/2017-05-23/ohio-opens-new-crime-lab-in-springfield-to-test-opiates Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with officials from Clark County and the city of Springfield, unveiled a new Bureau of Criminal Investigation lab… Tue, 23 May 2017 16:44:28 GMT /wyso-stories/2017-05-23/ohio-opens-new-crime-lab-in-springfield-to-test-opiates Jess Mador /news/2015-08-05/welfare-drug-testing-bill-revived-in-ohio-house There’s a new bill that would drug test Ohioans receiving some state benefits. Previous similar bills have been shot down in past general assemblies, but… Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:40:37 GMT /news/2015-08-05/welfare-drug-testing-bill-revived-in-ohio-house Jo Ingles - Ohio Public Radio