By Bill Current, president and founder of the Current Consulting Group and publisher of Current Compliance* Drug abuse is up. Positive drug test results are up. The number of companies testing for marijuana is down. We know this from three major...
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NDASA responds to SAMHSA proposed rules for Oral Fluid Testing in federal workplaces
In its role as the voice for the drug and alcohol testing industry, one of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association’s priorities is to provide input representing members’ interests concerning drug and alcohol testing regulations. On June 1, NDASA submitted...
The Great Retention: How to hold onto your most valuable asset, your employees
By Penny Horton, SHRM-SCP, Executive Management and Human Resources Consultant penny.horton@hrraw.com By now, we have all heard terms like the great resignation and the great reprioritization, as well as a whole litany of arguments on all sides of the debate...
First-time conference attendee vows to return
By Christine Tatum, CEO of Media Salad,Inc. I am not a drug-testing professional. I do not keep the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's website bookmarked. I have no testing companies, specimen collectors or Medical Review Officers on speed dial. And when I...
Conference 2022: Three days packed with teaching, learning, business building and progress
Thank you to everyone in attendance and to the speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, Board members and volunteers who made the NDASA 2022 Conference and Trade Show an outstanding success! Without our amazing membership (which is growing by the day!), this exceptional...
A sad loss for our industry
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”- Nelson Mandela Our industry lost a great mentor, leader, friend, and colleague this past...
NDASA’s response to proposed guidelines for Oral Fluid Testing and other changes to 49 CFR Part 40
In its role as the voice for the drug and alcohol testing industry, one of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association’s priorities is to provide input representing members’ interests concerning drug and alcohol testing regulations. On April 20, NDASA...
Start your engines for Conference 2022
The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association’s Annual Conference & Trade Show is just around the corner. Don’t delay in signing up for three days of invaluable learning, networking, advocacy and industry expertise that will help you grow your business and...
Fast, clean, accurate alcohol testing: The future is here
By Michael Watson, Chief Revenue Officer, EVP, SOBRsafe COVID caused the world to coin a relatively new phrase seldom used before – “new normal.” And it quickly became applicable to the drug and alcohol testing industry as countless numbers of employers scrambled to...
Commit to quality: Lessons learned from the search for reliable COVID tests
by Lynn Collins, owner, Southern New Hampshire Drug Testing, LLC No other experience has taught me more about the critical importance of doing your research when it comes to purchasing testing products than my mission to offer reliable, safe and efficient COVID...