The drug and alcohol testing industry needs your expertise and insights – and NDASA hopes you will share them in upcoming issues of its e-magazine! For the summer issue, let us know you want to be included by May 15. The final submission deadline for all content is...
By Dr. Jonathan Baktari, MD, CEO of US Drug Test Centers The entrepreneurial bug bit me at a young age, and becoming a doctor and medical director only amplified that drive. Working in medicine, I witnessed firsthand a severe lack of accessibility to healthcare. This...
By Patrice M. Kelly, JD, Senior Policy Executive Advisor Many of you have heard me say, “My favorite hour each week is the NDASA Town Hall meeting time!” I genuinely mean that. Where else can you find relevant and clear advice in an engaging format open to questions...
By Keith Graves, President Graves and Associates This article is reprinted with permission from the Drug Intelligence Bulletin With the dynamic nature of the novel psychoactive substances (NPS) market, forensic toxicology laboratories face the ongoing challenge of...
By Samantha M. Simons MsEd, CEO and Founder of Gillon Diagnostics & Associates “Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” C.S. LewisSubstance abuse is proven to harm people’s lives and their respective careers. More than 60% of adults who...
By Bill Current, Current Consulting Group From the dawn of civilization, or at least since the beginning of the drug testing industry, a written drug testing policy has been crucial to the success of a company’s drug-free workplace program. The policy is where...
NDASA’s 2024 Advocacy Day was a success beyond all expectations, with more than two dozen meetings held in our nation's capital and a common commitment to protecting the safety of our workplaces and communities during an era of fast-changing drug laws. Nearly 40 NDASA...
By Ruth Bowdish, MSPsy, LICDC, CEAP, SAP In a manufacturing facility in northeast Ohio, a husband and father of four walks the floors of a plant he spends more time at than his own home.He knows where he’s going, he knows each step it takes to get to his station, and...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a warning to FMCSA-registered entities of a phishing scam disguised as notice of a required safety audit. Through an email, scammers pretending to be from FMCSA say a safety audit needs to be...
By Sarah Davis, NDASA Membership Coordinator, CPC, CPCT When collecting specimens for drug testing, the best course of action is this: follow the rules. The rules and procedures for any specimen collection will help ensure, to the best of the collector’s abilities,...