by NDASA | Feb 25, 2025 | Feature, NDASA Conference
Let your professional contacts and industry colleagues know that you will be attending, sponsoring, training, speaking or exhibiting at NDASA's 2025 Conference & Tradeshow in Jacksonville this April by posting on social media. Attendees, exhibitors, sponsors,...
by Guest Contributer | Feb 13, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Workplace Safety
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 Guest Contributer | Feb 12, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Marijuana & CBD
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 NDASA | Jan 21, 2025 | NDASA Conference
In recognition of those who have made significant contributions to the nation’s drug and alcohol testing industry, NDASA is once again seeking nominations for the "Industry Hall of Fame” recognition, which will be awarded at the annual Hall of Fame Luncheon at our...
by NDASA | Jan 20, 2025 | DOT, For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, Resources, The Voice
By Patrice Kelly, Senior Policy Executive Advisor, NDASA (on detail from the U.S. Department of Transportation) When you read a regulatory provision that does not make sense to you, you should pause and ask yourself if you are reading it correctly. You also should...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 20, 2025 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Resources, The Voice, Workplace Safety
By Working Partners® When talking to employers about their current challenges, chances are good that you hear about their difficulty finding and retaining good employees. Part of the challenge is attributed to the unemployment rate, while other factors include a lean,...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 20, 2025 | For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, MROs, Resources, The Voice
By Nadine Wentzell, Chair, IAMRO As Chair of the above-noted body, I am pleased to introduce our recently formed not-for-profit specialty organization. I suspect this is a new entity to most readers of this newsletter, and as such, my intent here is to provide you...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 20, 2025 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Resources, Substance Use, The Voice
By Sandra Serrano, Chief Development Officer, America Substance Abuse Professionals, Inc. (ASAP) Substance use in the workplace presents significant challenges for employers, especially when a well-developed program isn’t already in place. Imagine discovering during a...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 20, 2025 | For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, Oral Fluid Testing, Resources
By Bill Current, founder of the Current Consulting Group For many years, oral fluid testing was considered an “emerging technology” as lab-based urine testing dominated the drug testing industry. But that appears to be changing thanks in large part to the Department...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 20, 2025 | For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, MROs, Resources, The Voice
By National MRO Within the drug testing industry, Medical Review Officers (MROs) play a critical role in interpreting laboratory results and ensure drug testing programs are scientifically valid and legally defensible. For regulated testing, the U.S. Department of...