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Five ways to design a better mental-health future for a stressed-out workforce

Almost 41 percent of Americans struggle with mental-health issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but…

ByByJim SchreierNov 15, 2020

Returning to resilience: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and substance use

Extensive research has documented the association of recessions, mass layoffs, and prolonged periods of unemployment…

ByByJim SchreierNov 15, 2020

Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities

Young adults who used marijuana only recreationally showed significant abnormalities in two key brain regions…

ByByJim SchreierOct 23, 2020

COVID-19 Complicates Companies’ Concerns About Workplace Drug Testing

Employers must provide a safe work environment and they want to ensure their employees are…

ByByJim SchreierOct 19, 2020

Coronavirus Complicates Workplace Drug-Testing Programs

As the coronavirus crisis continues to impact the workplace and the economy, many businesses are…

ByByJim SchreierAug 17, 2020

Substance Use Disorder During A Pandemic

Something doesn’t seem right. She chimes in late for the Monday morning Zoom meeting, and…

ByByJim SchreierAug 17, 2020

Marijuana and the Workplace

An issue that is changing and presenting new challenges. https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/fall2019/Pages/marijuana-and-the-workplace-its-complicated.aspx?

ByByJim SchreierSep 9, 2019

At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates

The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 reports of seizures claimed to…

ByByJim SchreierAug 12, 2019

Fortnite as addicting as heroin, family therapist says

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/fortnite-as-addicting-as-heroin-family-therapist-says

ByByJim SchreierJul 30, 2019

We’re Addicted to … Everything? How to Handle Digital Addictions in the Workplace

Digital addictions can be hard to spot and even harder to stop considering that we…

ByByJim SchreierJun 26, 2019

Substance Abuse in Organizations — Organizational Culture

Jim Schreier Organizations face different types of problems in dealing with workplace substance abuse based…

ByByJim SchreierMay 27, 2018