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Oral Fluid Drug Testing and emerging technologies
Courtesy of Quest Employer Solutions For over 30 years, lab-based urine testing was the only testing method permitted by most federal government agencies mandating testing by employers, including the US Department of Transportation (DOT). It is the established gold...
2023 Conference and Trade Show reaches new heights
By Cathleen Drew, Conference Planning Committee Chair The NDASA 2023 Annual Conference & Trade Show was a tremendous success! Not only did we have a record number of attendees and a sold-out vendor event, but we also continue to hear from those who joined us in...
Stay Current: Three major reports reveal disturbing trend in workplace drug abuse
By Bill Current, President and Founder, Current Consulting Group, LLC, home of Current Compliance, the industry’s only comprehensive on-line source for all state laws that affect drug testing. For argument’s sake, let’s assume that the legalization...
DOs and DON’TS of alcohol testing
By Jan Kornmann, KorManagement Services, LLC There are multiple components of breath alcohol testing that are key to a successful collection. Adequate training, using the appropriate device correctly and carefully following each step of the process are critical in our...
Managing marijuana use in the workplace: What’s at stake for employers
Canva Pro By Keith Ward, Vice President and General Manager of Employer Solutions at Quest Diagnostics. A recently published peer-reviewed study generated headlines with the finding that cannabis users were 22% more likely to visit emergency rooms or be...
Industry Vet DrugPak looks back 35 years and forward to the future
By The year was 1988. Americans were obsessed with Rubik’s cubes, boom boxes, and all types of arcade games. At the same time, substance abuse was gripping the country and the workplace was not immune from its devasting, costly, and sometimes fatal effects. Employers...
Stay Current: True or false? Drug testing for marijuana is about to become illegal in California
By Bill Current, President and Founder, Current Consulting Group, LLC, home of Current Compliance, the industry’s only comprehensive on-line source for all state laws that affect drug testing. Will California employers still be allowed to drug test...
New drug testing technologies and state drug testing laws
By Bill Current, President and Founder, Current Consulting Group, LLC, home of Current Compliance, the industry’s only comprehensive on-line source for all state laws that affect drug testing. This is an exciting time to be either a provider or user of drug testing....
Need that test result yesterday!
by Katie Lemke, consultant at Working Partners® Still using paper custody and control forms (CCFs) but frustrated with delays or not knowing where your test is in the process? Why not give an electronic custody and control form (eCCF) a try? We know drug testing is a...