Connecting the Dots – June 2019
The information contained in the videos below is a summary of current events, synthesizing various news articles and blogs from the past month. For your convenience, we have also included links to a few of the sources referenced in the videos that you can read to get additional information on the topic.
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Alcohol Isn’t Going Away
- Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year (0:13)
- New York bans alcohol ads on most city property (1:14)
- Bill advancing in Connecticut would allow self-serving alcohol machines (1:37)
Marijuana News in Ohio
- Half of Ohio adults say they’ve tried marijuana (0:07)
- Ohio State Medical Board to consider anxiety and autism spectrum disorder for medical marijuana use (0:33)
- The unanswered questions about cannabis and psychiatry (1:09)
- Ohio hemp legalization bill draws criticism from farmers and hemp advocates (3:01)
Marijuana on the National Front
- Bill protects banks that work with marijuana businesses (0:09)
- NDASA takes a stand against the states right act (0:42)
- New York City limits pre-employment marijuana and THC testing (1:15)
- Illinois Senate passes bill legalizing recreational marijuana use (1:49)
- Travelers can now bring some CBD products on planes (2:12)
Tools for Employers
- New Drug Testing Savings Calculator tabulates ROI (0:06)
- FMCSA offers resources for the upcoming implementation of the commercial driver’s license drug and alcohol clearinghouse (1:05)
- DEA National Take-Back Day nets more than 50,000 pounds of unused medications in Ohio (2:12)
Positive Steps in the Opioid Epidemic
- Volume of opioids prescribed in U.S. declined 17 percent in 2018 (0:13)
- Setting precedent, a federal court rules jail must give inmate addiction treatment (1:10)
- Recovery from opioid addiction: What research says about role of steady employment (2:12)
- $11M grant to focus on opioid epidemic, workforce (2:40)
