Methamphetamine (meth) is a synthetic stimulant that is addictive and can cause considerable health adversities that can sometimes result in death. Meth can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken orally and...
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Breath Alcohol Testing
To check for alcohol, you need a blood test, urine test, saliva test or breathalyzer. Each of these tests has the same goal: to check how much alcohol is in your body. Usually, you get a result called in an...
Occupational health company VS Drug and alcohol TPA
A TPA or a C/TPA, or Consortium/Third Party Administrator manages all or part of your company’s non-DOT or DOT drug and alcohol testing program. A comprehensive TPA also helps you create drug-free workplace...
The DOT’s new final rule gives employers the option of using a urine or oral fluid test.
The rule requires employers to use oral fluid testing for transgender or nonbinary individuals and when a direct observation is required but a same-gender technician cannot be found. The new rule takes...
Oral Fluid as an Alternate Drug Testing Method for Workplace Testing
When the HHS finalized its OFMG in 2019, it opened oral fluid testing to Federal agencies as an alternate methodology to choose and not as a replacement for urine drug testing. Similarly, the Department has...
United States Coast Gaurd {USCG} Drug testing info
Information for USCG Drug Testing USCG Drug Testing Regulations USCG drug testing regulations require employees to choose one of the following The options for drug testing are The employee must provide the...
Reasonable Suspicion Drug Test: What Employers Need to Know
Reasonable suspicion drug testing is a type of testing program employers use when they find evidence or make observations indicating an employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work It is...
The Importance of Drug Screening in the Workplace, at Home, and Healthcare Settings
Drug abuse is a growing concern for employers, parents, and health professionals alike, as it poses a serious threat to workplace productivity and public health. In order to maintain a safe and productive...
FAA and state legalized Marijuana
I tested positive for marijuana on a DOT/FAA drug test, but recreational use of marijuana is legal in my state. Will my test be cancelled? No, your test will not be cancelled. Although some states have passed...
Is marijuana use having an impact on the workplace?
Marijuana use has a direct effect on the workplace, especially when workplace safety is considered. According to the annual (DTI), the overall positive drug test rate in the combined US workforce (federally...
What Are Date Rape Drugs?
What Is Date Rape? The term date rape was introduced in the 1980s to eliminate the belief that the majority of rapes and sexual assaults occur randomly by strangers.1Â Before then, there was no term for a...
What is GHB?
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription...