The Latest Drug Use Trends and How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

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Tuesday, December 6 2011, 1:00 EST
Recent government reports indicate what addiction professionals already know: drug abuse is on the rise. But these upward trends are coming from new and sometimes confusing directions. Bath salts? Synthetic marijuana? Synthetic opiates? These and other trendy substances are complicating the landscape of drug treatment. This presentation will not only review the latest statistics, but it will address the specific substances that are driving the trends. It will also address the various drug testing options that addiction professionals should know about in order to maximize their ability to stay one step ahead of drug abuse trends.
 
 
Learning Objectives
  • Latest trends in drug use, including synthetic marijuana and opiates, bath salts and other substances.
  • How state and federal governments are responding to these trends.
  • Latest developments in drug testing relative to synthetic drugs, bath salts, etc.
  • Federal government developments toward adopting lab-based oral fluid testing and time line.
  • How stay one step of these trends by taking advantage of the latest trends in drug testing.
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About the Speaker(s):
Bill Current
WFC & Associates
 
Bill Current is the president and founder of WFC & Associates, a national consulting firm based in Florida that specializes in drug testing policy development and providing accurate and up-to-date state drug testing law information.
 
Mr. Current is the former Executive Director of the American Council for Drug Education and was the first Director of the Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace. He served as Vice President of Consulting for a national third-party administrator of drug testing and background screening services. He founded WFC & Associates in 1999.
 
He is the author or co-author of 10 books on substance abuse issues, including Why Drug Testing? He also edits and publishes The On-Line Ultimate Guide to State Drug Testing Laws.