With Businesses thinking about how to keep the door's open and employees retained, the thought of maintaining a drug-free workplace is not front and center in those thoughts. At some point, and some time life will start up again and returning to work will start. It's time for us to remember and remind our clients of company drug and alcohol polices and procedures and if it's necessary to implement drug testing with the workforce returning to ensure the safety of those in the workplace. This episode address some of those concerns and how we can best serve our clients now and not be in panic mode when it's time to return.

This episode is a little different than most of the episodes we've done, but what we're experiencing throughout our country is a little different from anything any of us have experienced before as well. Our hope is that this episode will help give you encouragement and understanding that some of the most successful men and women entrepreneurs have achieved great things during times of crisis and worry.  

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At this time of uncertainty, individuals panicking, worried, scared and not knowing what the future holds. I decided to do an episode a little different than we normally release on Clearing The Haze.

I decided to put this episode together and release it after listening to one of my mentors, my wife and a lot of deep thinking an soul searching as to what I could do to help. In this episode I talk about the tenet of Gratitude and how it can powerfully change not only your life, but those around you as well. I hope you enjoy this episode and that it is as powerful for you as it was for me to produce for you.

I have taken some personal points of privilege in this episode, going with my gut and sharing what is very important to me personally. My hope is that it helps and that it will be a tool for you to utilize and gain strength and hope in these uncertain times we are facing. Below are some of the articles I mention and drew information and inspiration from to produce this episode.

Grateful In Any Circumstances- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/04/grateful-in-any-circumstances?lang=eng

The Power Of Gratitude- Kevin Eikenberry

http://www.sideroad.com/Leadership/power-of-gratitude.html

The National World War II Museum- New Orleans

http://www.nww2m.com/2011/08/coca-cola-the-pause-that-refreshed-2/

In a couple of recent studies, Medications were used in an effort to combat CUD (Cannabis Use Disorder) and the results were not surprising.

In this episode of Clearing The Haze, we talk about these studies and the end results reported. With more and more states now banning pre-employment testing of Marijuana, its more important than ever to provide training for both collectors and clients in an effort to identify impairment in the workplace as well as addiction.

Do any medications help ease Marijuana dependency? :

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-02/do-any-medications-help-ease-marijuana-dependence

Contact Chuck at : [email protected] for comments, questions or suggested topics for this podcast

This episode are the random thoughts I had on this subject while attending the NDASA Conference in Jacksonville Florida. 

This was also an experiment in recording the podcast using no other equipment than my iPhone, The sound quality is not as it usually is, however I felt this was a good topic and decided to publish it for this week's episode.

www.NDASA.com

Are we forgetting the importance of drug and alchohl testing for our bus drivers? 

Especially our school bus drivers? 

In this weeks episode of Clearing The Haze we discuss a recent report by the US News  entitled " Are States Protecting Students From Impaired School Bus Drivers? In recent months we have seen numerous reports of school buses and buses involved in fatal accidents with the end result determine that the driver was impaired at the time with Alcohol and or drugs. In most cases this could have been preventable but no one was aware of the condition or issues the driver was dealing with that lead up to these tragic events.

In this episode we give you some tips and thoughts in how we can better serve our clients who have these drivers and help give them and our communities the piece of mind we need knowing that hundreds of children each day rely on these drivers to get them to where they are going safely.

We also talked about the upcoming NDASA National Conference taking place in Jacksonville Florida and hope to see you there!

For more information on the article we referenced in this episode please go here: 

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-02-12/are-states-protecting-students-from-impaired-school-bus-drivers

For more information and registration and agenda classes for the NDASA Conference  March 9th-11th please follow this link: https://ndasa.com/2020-conference/

I'm sure you've wondered, "What the heck should I do for my marketing?"

We all know a good website is important to grow our business, but we have no clue what it takes to make a good one. So we end up with a website that sits on the internet and doesn't do us any good. No leads, no sales, nothing.

My guest in this episode of Clearing The Haze is  Ryan Toth.

Ryan is the CEO of ClearBrand, a website and marketing agency. He is an expert at building websites that grow your business. In fact, he and his team re-designed, re-wrote, and re-built our website a year and a half ago. Since then, we've seen over 500% increase in search traffic!

You can see some of Ryan’s work at the following websites:

www.coloradomobiledrugtesting.com

www.perfectvenue.com

www.zoefacilityservices.com

www.integritymedicine.com

You can contact Ryan directly at the following:

www.clearbrand.com

[email protected]

Phone: (719) 422- 6877

Patience is your superpower! 

Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset in the instant gratification society that we live in  our world today we want everything right now and on demand.

Sometimes our urgency is because we think somebody else in our industry is going to take this client before we can achieve having them as our own. One of the important things we need to understand is that anyone company is not able to service everyone. 

Patience and understanding make communicational the difference, in the end Patience will help you not only in  achieving your goals and dreams for your business, but also in helping you in obtaining the clients you desire.

Are your clients ignoring the dangers of not testing their employees to avoid addressing the use of drugs? Are they choosing to do this in hopes of not loosing employees and the fear of not being able to replace them? A growing trend is beginning with employers choosing not to pre-employment test for Marijuana, but still test for it when random testing, post accident or reasonable suspicion testing setting a dangerous standard where employers could be setting themselves up for lawsuits and other liability issues.

Chemical Slavery-Dr.Robert L, DuPont: https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Slavery-Understanding-Addiction-Stopping-ebook/dp/B07GBDWGJH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=chemical+Slavery&qid=1581486835&sr=8-1

NDASA 2020 National Conference:https://ndasa.com/2020-conference/

Contact Chuck for Training or further information : [email protected]

Hallucinogens- Are You Ready To Test For Them?

In this week’s episode we’re talking about the one group of drugs that often gets overlooked and not tested for in today’s workplace.

In recent weeks there has been news reports and stories not only talking about adult use and abuse of Hallucinogens but also a resurgence of Youth experimenting with or using this drugs openly on social media and while in school.

This week we talk about the use of Hallucinogens , what to look for and training opportunities to learn more about signs and symptoms of impairment with this and other drugs we come across in today’s workplace.

NDASA National Conference: https://ndasa.com/2020-conference/

Teenager High on LSD Takes his own life: https://kdvr.com/2020/02/02/jeffco-teen-high-on-lsd-dies-in-car-crash-father-says-school-couldve-warned-him-but-didnt/

Recognizing Signs and symptoms of Hallucinogen Impairment: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens