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Drug Testing
Cannabis Metabolites: What You Need To Know
In recent years, cannabis consumption has become legalized in more and more places. The rapidly changing laws and regulations makes cannabis consumption an incredibly...
By: Elly McGuinness
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Drug Testing
Drug Testing And COVID-19: How The Pandemic Has Impacted Drug Use
There is no question that COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on every aspect of society, from our mental health and physical well-being to the economy. The stressors...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
Everything You Need To Know About SAMHSA's New Oral Fluid Testing Guidelines
For the last 30 years, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) confined federal drug testing programs to laboratory-based urine tests...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
How Periodic Testing Can Be A Crucial Part Of Your Workplace Drug Testing Program
Periodic drug testing is often lesser-known than other instances when workplace drug testing and alcohol testing is carried out. However, there are some important...
By: Elly McGuinness
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Drug Testing
Making the Switch to ECCF Forms: What You Need To Know
The 5-part Chain of Custody form (CCF) is used throughout the workplace drug testing process. It explains how a drug testing specimen should be handled, and documents...
By: Elly McGuinness
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Drug Testing
DOT & Non-Dot Reasonable Suspicion Training: What it is and Why You Need It
According to Forbes magazine, as of late there are more trucks on the road traveling more miles and carrying more freight. Even more disturbing for the companies that...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
7 Things You Need to Know About Being a Designated Employer Representative
Every Department of Transportation (DOT) governed employer must have a Designated Employer Representative (DER). The DER is, as the title suggests, the official contact...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
A Comparison Of Lab-Based vs. Instant Oral Fluid Testing
Oral fluid testing presents a quick and reliable way of testing for the recent use of many drugs and controlled substances — it’s particularly useful in the...
By: Corinna Cornejo
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Drug Testing
Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Motor Carrier Industry
A recent study of truckers operating in the U.S. concluded that a high percentage were using mind-altering substances and that 30% confessed to using amphetamines to...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
Crucial Differences Between DOT and Non-DOT Drug Test Requirements
The drug tests you administer in your workplace will fall into two categories: those governed by the Department of Transportation (DOT), and everything else (Non-DOT)...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
Everything You Need to Know About Drug Testing Certifications
With substance abuse costing the United States over $740 billion every year in productivity, health care, and crime, the money you spend on employee drug testing is...
By: Jennifer Crump
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Drug Testing
Why Companies Are Moving Away From Urine Testing
Oral fluid (saliva) testing provides companies with an effective, easier-to-administer alternative to urine testing — in certain situations. Because of this, some...
By: Corinna Cornejo
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