By Jonathan Baktari, MD, US Drug Test Centers With evolving legislation, the legalization of certain drugs continues to change. There have been a lot of question marks around THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana. Over the years, we’ve watched as the...
By Jonathan Baktari, MD, CEO of US Drug Test Centers The laws surrounding drug use and employment drug testing are rapidly changing, and many individuals and companies are having a hard time keeping up. The change, though, is needed: With marijuana use for both...
By Bill Current, founder of the Current Consulting Group NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, opposes drug testing. Of course, they favor the use of marijuana and its legalization (their advisory board includes cannabis luminaries like...
By Bill Current of the Current Consulting Group & Brian Drake of Wondfo USA Rapid-result drug testing is growing in popularity among employers. In Current Consulting Group’s (CCG) 2024 Employer Drug Testing Survey, co-sponsored by Wondfo USA, 45% of respondents...
Submit an outstanding young person in the drug and alcohol testing industry In 2025, NDASA will recognize 30 incredible young professionals in our industry aged 30 and under who represent the future of safe workplaces, families and communities. Submissions meeting the...
Jonathan Baktari, MD, CEO, US Drug Test Centers Research tells us that approximately 3.8% of the world’s population (or 158.8 million people) uses marijuana. In 2023, about 17% of Americans reported smoking marijuana, which was higher than in previous years. And —...
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...
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 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....
By Premier Biotech This information is provided for educational purposes only. Reader retains full responsibility for the use of the information contained herein. Over the past several years, some employers have made the misguided decision to cut back on their drug...