By Bill Current, Founder of the Current Consulting Group A drug testing policy is the backbone of an effective drug-free workplace program. It is the blueprint that, when properly written and faithfully followed, makes it possible for employers to accomplish their...
By Jonathan Baktari, MD, CEO of US Drug Test Centers Are your employees sober while they’re on the clock? Concerning statistics suggest that more professionals are testing positive for illicit drugs while simultaneously, fewer companies are conducting...
Upholding standards in MRO services By National MRO In today's competitive business landscape, the pressure on Medical Review Officers (MROs) to reduce costs is intense. Unfortunately, this has led many to cut corners, compromising the quality of their services. At...
By Larry Earl, MD, President, National Association of Occupational Health Professionals As the president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals (NAOHP), I am very excited to announce our collaboration with NDASA! Please do not hesitate...
By Bill Current, Founder of the Current Consulting Group Did you know the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) mission is to “enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States… and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the...
By Tim Monahan NDASA is actively engaged in seeking a safety carve-out to protect public safety through continued testing for THC should the U.S. Department of Justice succeed in forcing the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule marijuana, against the findings...
By William J. Judge, JD, LL.M., and Nick Hartman, Drug Screening Compliance Institute Background It has been estimated that as many as 45 million workplace drug tests are conducted each year in the United States. The most recent Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index...
By Sabra Jones and Chris Heartsill, Regional Toxicology Liaisons, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regions 5 and 7 Per the Centers for Disease Control, overdose deaths remain the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States1 and fentanyl...
Working together to ensure frontline healthcare workers are safe and healthy By Labcorp Background Like many hospitals and health systems, a large academic health system with 13 hospitals and many practices and clinics was facing hiring and staffing challenges. The...
By Rob Schiller, CEO, Impairment Science, Inc., developer of the DRUID® fitness-for-duty app It might seem nonsensical to equate the evaluation of an employee’s fitness for on-the-job duty with the evaluation of a professional baseball player’s ability – but it’s not....