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Psychemedics Corporation Welcomes Drew Reynolds To Its Board Of Directors And Announces The Retirement Of Harry Connick From His Director Role

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Acton, Massachusetts, March 22, 2022 – Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD), the world’s largest provider of hair testing for drugs of abuse, is pleased to welcome Andrew “Drew” M. Reynolds to the Psychemedics Board of Directors effective April 4th,2022.  Mr. Reynolds will also serve as a member of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. ... Read more

Cocaine and Fentanyl Don’t Discriminate When They Kill.

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Cocaine and Fentanyl Don't Discriminate When They Kill Athlete.  Drug user.  Casualty. Cocaine and fentanyl are a deadly mix. And in the case of Jimmy Hayes, we are reminded that it has no boundaries and does not discriminate when it kills. Jimmy Hayes, by all accounts, was an All-American boy, growing up with a passion ... Read more

Thank you.

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Thank you. This year's CESA conference was a resounding success and an opportunity to see old friends, make new ones, network and learn. For me personally, it was a chance to meet many of you face-to-face for the first time in a very long time, and I valued every conversation. For those of you who ... Read more

Counterfeit pills threat leads DEA to issue alert

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DEA Alerts Public To Counterfeit Pill Threat Rising Supply and Rising Death Rate prompt a rare alert We are forwarding this alert regarding fentanyl because counterfeit pills-like counterfeit oxycodone pills made from it are the most urgent drug threat in the workplace today.  In fact, the data we collect suggests that we may already be ... Read more

CDC Estimates 93,000 drug overdose deaths in 2020

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CDC Estimates 93,000 drug overdose deaths in 2020 "Drug overdose deaths 2020" may sound glib. However, CDC data makes it official that 2020 eclipsed all previous records. As the Commonwealth Fund reports, with 93,331 dead the year was bad by any measure. Not surprisingly this comes on the heels of records in the two years ... Read more

Expect New Substance Abuse Challenges At Work

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Expect New Substance Abuse Challenges At Work The attached article from the Chicago Tribune highlights a workplace challenge that has not gone away during the COVID pandemic; in fact it has worsened. With the CDC reporting increases in substance abuse and 93,000 drug deaths, you should expect that some workers may return with new or ... Read more

Is 2021 the start of a fentanyl epidemic?

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Is 2021 the start of a fentanyl epidemic? Six deaths in three days in a town of 22,000 is an ominous sign. We're forwarding an article from this week's New York Times that paints an excellent picture of just how quickly fentanyl can ravage a community. The message is pretty clear. Fentanyl is becoming a ... Read more

COVID impacted us all. Teens maybe the most.

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COVID impacted us all. Teens maybe the most. 3 things to think about. COVID impacted us all. Teens maybe the most. While COVID certainly impacted a broad swath of the population, perhaps none would have been more deeply affected than teens and young adults. Tribal by nature, the isolation and absence of normal campus activities ... Read more

COVID brought threats beyond a virus.

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COVID brought threats beyond a virus. Substance use is up. And it is not just the familiar drugs. Stop by our booth at CESA 2021 to learn more. COVID stole headlines much of the past 18 months. And as often happens, with the attention there, other threats emerged unnoticed. Drug cartels have upped the ante ... Read more