Noticias
Field guides, regulatory updates, and product breakdowns from the team behind American Screening Corporation's drug testing supplies.
How to Start a Drug Testing Business: Reseller Guide
A practical guide to starting a drug testing business, from choosing a model (reseller, distributor, or collection site) to compliance basics, sourcing and a launch checklist. Written for buyers serving clinics, employers,...
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Cannabis Dispensary Employee Drug Testing: What Operators Can and Cannot Do
Running a licensed dispensary puts an operator in an unusual position. The product on the shelf is the same substance that, in almost any...
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Retail Employee Drug Testing Policy: Loss Prevention, Safety and State Law
Most retail employers are not required by federal law to drug test anyone. That surprises store owners and HR leads who assume a baseline...
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Restaurant Employee Drug Testing Policy: What Owners Can and Cannot Do
A line cook with a knife, a dishwasher near a slicer, a fryer station running at three hundred fifty degrees, and a delivery driver...
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Municipal Employee Drug Testing Policy: Public Employers, Safety Sensitive Roles and Limits
A city or county that wants to test employees for drugs is not writing on a blank page the way a private company is....
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Hospice Employee Drug Testing: Diversion Risk, CMS Rules and Program Design
Hospice staff carry controlled substances into private homes, count what is left in a patient's medication supply, and are sometimes the only adult in...
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Forklift Operator Drug Testing Requirements: OSHA, Employer Policy and Panels
Warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing plants run on powered industrial trucks, and a lift operating under the influence puts pedestrians, product and the operator...
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Fire Department Drug Testing Policy: Career, Volunteer and Safety Sensitive Rules
Fire chiefs, HR leads and safety officers asking whether their department "has to" drug test are usually surprised by the answer: outside a narrow...
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EMS and Paramedic Drug Testing Requirements: Licensing, Employers and Panels
Emergency medical services agencies sit in an unusual spot. EMTs and paramedics carry and administer controlled substances, drive emergency vehicles, and make time pressured...
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Does Warfarin Cause a False Positive Drug Test? Blood Thinners and Panels
Warfarin is one of the most widely prescribed anticoagulants in the country, and people who take it sometimes worry it will trigger a false...
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Does Varenicline Show Up on a Drug Test? Smoking Cessation Medications
Varenicline is the active ingredient in a prescription smoking cessation medication sold under brand names including Chantix. Employers and employees sometimes ask whether a...
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Does Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim Cause a False Positive Drug Test?
Sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, often dispensed under combination antibiotic labels, is one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and certain...
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Does Montelukast Show Up on a Drug Test? Asthma Medications and Panels
Montelukast, sold under the brand name Singulair and as generic tablets and granules, is one of the most commonly prescribed maintenance medications for asthma...
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