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09/29/2017

The Rising Use of Prescription Drug Use Will Make Your Business Suffer!

More than 70 percent of employers with 50 or more workers have been affected by prescription drugs, according to a survey released this year by the National Safety Council. These employers have felt the repercussions of this such as absenteeism, injuries, arrests, and complaints to human resources.…

09/26/2017

Drug store chain CVS announced on Friday that they are taking serious steps to combat opioid abuse. Roll out will include several things including - Reducing the dispensation of stronger and long-release opioids.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidvinjamuri/2017/09/25/cvs-takes-a-stand-on-opioids/

What do you think about this?

The CVS decision to limit opioid prescriptions is braver than it appears: and also wiser.

09/15/2017

Update - 9/14: Regarding the Status of Our Houston Office
Due to Hurricane Harvey The Act Co. has undergone quite a bit of restructuring! We are no longer servicing our clients at the Griggs Houston office, but we are now operating all over the United States managing drug testing programs and collecting at 6,000 partner locations nationwide for continued excellence in service and access to testing in all corners of the country. The ACT Co. is now close to your office, home, and home of your employees...

Read the full announcement:
https://www.theactco.com/blog/houston-office-closed-due-hurricane-harvey-flooding/

09/09/2017

It's going to be a long road to recovery here in Houston but we are happy to say we are working remotely!

Contact us for your accurate, confidential, and timely testing needs. http://bit.ly/2wgELxX

Contact us at (888) 368-6668 in Houston, TX, if you have any questions about our biological testing.

09/04/2017

A special thanks to all of the hard workers out there!! Enjoy your holiday.

08/30/2017

Houston Office Closed Due to Hurricane Harvey Flooding!

Stay safe Houston! Our prayers are with you.

https://www.theactco.com/blog/houston-office-closed-due-hurricane-harvey-flooding/

We are closed at least through the end of the week due to the flooding.

08/24/2017

An Employee Failed a Drug Test. Now What? https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/an-employee-failed-a-drug-test-.aspx - Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Employers conduct drug tests to screen out potential new hires who use illicit drugs and to deter current staff from abusing drugs and creating safety risks in the workplace. So what should employers do when someone fails a drug test?

08/22/2017

Your Employee Just Showed Up Drunk to Work, Now What?

https://www.theactco.com/blog/employee-just-showed-drunk-work-now/

It’s a beautiful summer Friday. You’re looking forward to a lovely weekend in the mountains. It’s 9:30 a.m. and the office is filling up — especially for a Friday in the summer! You’re so excited about your weekend, you decide to stop and chat with your colleagues about their weekend plans. You not...

08/21/2017

Washington Post: Fentanyl linked to thousands of urban overdose deaths https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/fentanyl-overdoses/?utm_term=.c5c4a15a97e7

In two dozen of the nation’s largest cities, fentanyl is becoming a major part of the national opioid crisis

08/16/2017

Tricks of the Trade: Here's how you can keep your workplace safe and productive!

https://www.theactco.com/blog/tricks-trade-keeping-workplace-safe-productive/

08/09/2017

On Friday, the DEA proposed a 20 percent cut of its manufacturing of opioid painkillers and other controlled substances over the next year. Will it work????

https://www.theactco.com/blog/dea-attempting-cut-opioid-addiction-abuse-will-work/

On Friday, the DEA proposed a 20 percent cut of its manufacturing of opioid painkillers and other controlled substances over the next year. These drugs include Schedule II drugs like morphine, hydrocodone and codeine, to name a few. Opioid overdoses are the result of 142 deaths in Americans per day…