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University Employee Drug Testing: Policies for Staff, Faculty and Safety Sensitive Roles
Colleges and universities sit at an unusual intersection of employment law. A single campus can employ commercial drivers who fall under United States Department of Transportation rules, campus police officers, clinical staff...
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What Blood Spot Tests Are Used for
Dried blood spot testing, aka DBS, is a simple and inexpensive collection technology. This method features many advantages over more conventional sampling techniques, as...
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The Different Drug Abbreviations in Drug Testing
From a business standpoint, drug tests are necessary for providing information about an individual’s substance use or abuse. While drug screenings are common for...
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How To Implement Drug Testing in the Workplace
Workers under the influence are a direct danger to themselves and others. Hence, employers across the nation desire the best protection for their company...
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Everything You Need To Know About Federal Drug Testing Laws
One of the most prominent issues that employers face across a multitude of industries is knowing how to deal with drug testing, and understanding...
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The Different Drug Test Detection Periods
Drug detection times are indications of the length of time after an individual last consumed a specific drug. During this period, a drug test...
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Instant Drug Test Cups vs Lab-Based Testing: Which to Buy
Drug testing, as a whole, helps protect public safety. Although testing for drugs can’t thoroughly evaluate an individual’s ability to performs tasks safely, a...
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Medications That Can Cause a False Positive on Drug Tests
An individual may need to take a drug test for a wide variety of reasons. Most likely, you’ve encountered a drug test before as...
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Chain of Custody and Drug Testing
Pre-employment drug screening has become a routine operation in the hiring process. Companies requiring drug testing before deciding to onboard new employees are looking...
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What PPE You Should Never Reuse
While many industries utilized personal protective gear (PPE) before the Covid-19 pandemic, it has sharply risen in popularity and necessity in recent months. PPE...
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Understanding Benzodiazepine Urine Drug Screen Results
Benzodiazepines, a type of drug new in the 1960s, are considered hypnotic drugs. They are a depressant and relaxant that people typically use for...
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The Advantages of Hair Follicle Drug Testing
There are many different methods available to test individuals for drug use. One of the less commonly used methods, yet a very advantageous one,...
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The Drug Testing Cutoff Levels
A person may be asked to complete a drug test for many reasons. Employers commonly require drug tests of their employees, so most people...
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