Synthetic Opioid Alerts

Synthetic Opioid Alerts

Evaluation of Potential Occupational Exposures to Opioid Drugs During a Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services Response The now well-known increase in the illegal distribution and use of many opioid drugs has led to a greatly heightened risk of opioid exposure...
Case Study | Clandestine Laboratory

Case Study | Clandestine Laboratory

NES Takes Clandestine Laboratory Training to Honduras In February 2022 the NES Clandestine Laboratory Department successfully conducted four core safety training programs for local law enforcement personnel in Comayagua, Honduras.  Industry: Law Enforcement  Company...
The Rise of Workplace Opioid Abuse

The Rise of Workplace Opioid Abuse

Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. Employers are increasingly finding themselves confronting the realities of workplace opioid abuse.   Opioid Abuse an Enduring Concern in the Nation The odds of dying accidentally from an opioid overdose rose in 2018 to...
Synthetic Marijuana Use Resurgent

Synthetic Marijuana Use Resurgent

Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Pictured above is an example of a synthetic marijuana product, marketed as incense—note that it is marked as being “not for human consumption” to bypass health and safety laws otherwise prohibiting its sale.  ...