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Field guides, regulatory updates, and product breakdowns from the team behind American Screening Corporation's drug testing supplies.
What Happens If You Fail a Pre-Employment Drug Test: The Employer Process
A candidate takes a pre-employment drug test and the result is not a clean negative. What happens next is not a single event. It is a defined sequence with checkpoints, a medical...
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FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements for Transit Employers
Public transit agencies that receive federal transit funding do not get to design their own drug and alcohol testing program from scratch. The Federal...
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Firefighter Drug Testing Requirements: What Departments Screen For
People searching for "firefighter drug testing requirements" are usually looking for one federal rule that tells every department what to do. That rule does...
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Workplace Drug Testing Laws by State: What Employers Need to Map
There is no single national workplace drug testing law that covers every employer and every job. Federal rules apply in full only to safety...
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Drug-Free Workplace Act Requirements: What Federal Contractors and Grantees Must Do
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 is one of the most cited and least understood pieces of federal drug policy. Many employers assume it...
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DOT Urine Collector Training Requirements Under 49 CFR Part 40
A DOT drug test is only as defensible as the person who collected it. Federal regulation does not let just anyone hand an employee...
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Does Prednisone Show Up on a Drug Test? Corticosteroids vs Anabolic Steroids
No. Prednisone will not show up on a standard workplace, DOT, or pre employment drug test. That surprises a lot of people, because the...
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Does Lyrica Show Up on a Drug Test? Pregabalin and Standard Panels
Lyrica is the brand name for pregabalin, a prescription medication used for nerve pain, fibromyalgia, and certain seizure disorders. Employees who take it, and...
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Does Lexapro Show Up on a Drug Test? Escitalopram and Screening Panels
Lexapro (escitalopram) is one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants in the country, and it is a routine question for employers and employees alike:...
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Does Flexeril Show Up on a Drug Test? Cyclobenzaprine and the TCA Panel
Flexeril is the brand name most people still use for cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant commonly prescribed for short term muscle spasm after an injury...
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Blood Drug Test vs Urine Drug Test: Which One Should Employers Use
Most employer drug testing programs run on urine. It is cheap, well studied, and backed by decades of federal guidance. Blood testing exists too,...
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6-AM on a Drug Test: What 6-Acetylmorphine Means for Heroin Confirmation
Most opiate positives on a drug test come back reporting morphine or codeine, and neither one proves heroin use by itself. A prescription for...
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Nursing Home Employee Drug Testing: A Guide for Long Term Care Facilities
Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other long term care settings carry a combination of risk factors that few other workplaces share. Staff...
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