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Field guides, regulatory updates, and product breakdowns from the team behind American Screening Corporation's drug testing supplies.
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 have routine, often unsupervised access to controlled substances....
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Nicotine Cotinine Test for Employment: What Employers Need to Know
Nicotine Cotinine Test for Employment: What to Know Cotinine is the metabolite nicotine breaks down into in the body, and it is the standard...
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PEth Test vs EtG Test: Which Alcohol Biomarker Fits Your Program?
PEth Test vs EtG Test: Alcohol Biomarkers Compared A PEth test is a blood draw that can pick up alcohol use from roughly the...
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Probation Drug Testing Requirements: How Court-Ordered Programs Are Structured
Probation drug testing requirements are set by each individual court, probation department, or supervising agency rather than by a single national rule, so specific...
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The DOT Return-to-Duty Drug Test Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Employers
The DOT return-to-duty process runs in a fixed order: immediate removal from safety-sensitive duty after a violation, a face-to-face evaluation with a DOT Substance...
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Sweat Patch Drug Test: How It Works
A sweat patch is an adhesive, tamper-evident skin patch worn continuously for roughly 7 to 14 days that collects trace drug residues excreted through...
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Drug Testing in Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and opioid treatment programs (OTPs) use drug testing for two distinct jobs: confirming that a patient's prescribed medication (buprenorphine or methadone)...
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Direct Observed Collections: When They're Required and the Rules
Direct Observed Collections: When They're Required and the Rules Under 49 CFR Part 40, a directly observed collection is required for every DOT return-to-duty...
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What Lab Confirmation Does After a Non-Negative Screen
What Lab Confirmation Does After a Non-Negative Screen A non-negative result on an instant cup, dip card, or oral fluid device is not a...
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DOT Urine Collection Procedure: Temperature Rules and Shy Bladder Steps
The DOT urine collection procedure requires the collector to check the specimen's temperature within four minutes of receiving it, and that temperature must fall...
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Do Drug Test Cups Expire? Shelf Life and Storage Guide for Bulk Buyers
Yes, drug test cups expire. Every cup is an immunoassay device built around reactive antibody and reagent components, and those components have a finite...
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The Medical Review Officer (MRO) Process Explained for Employers
A Medical Review Officer, or MRO, is a licensed physician who reviews laboratory drug test results before an employer ever sees them. When a...
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Dilute Drug Test Results: What Employers Need to Know
A dilute result means the urine specimen had lower than normal creatinine and specific gravity readings, which can happen from drinking a lot of...
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