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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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What Is Not Considered Personal Protective Equipment
Over the past year and a half, the general public has gained much more awareness of the need for PPE, or personal protective equipment....
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How To Properly Conduct Random Drug Testing
Businesses and organizations utilize drug testing programs to either comply with federal regulations or mitigate various safety and liability risks. Within a drug-free workplace...
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Does Alcohol Show Up on a Drug Test?
Drugs and alcohol are two divergent but related substances that can influence and impair an individual’s physical and mental abilities. The fact of the...
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What a DOT Look-Alike Drug Test Is
Non-DOT drug testing can occur via a variety of methods. The type of specimen collection or panel size depends upon employer discretion or any...
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The Basics of How a DNA Test Works
The incredible wizardry of DNA sequencing allows scientific analysis of a person’s unique genetic code. Millions and millions of those genetic letters are bound...
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What Is a Regulated Drug Screen?
Drug use within the modern workplace is a pressing and continuous concern for numerous employers. Many businesses and organizations turn to mandatory screenings to...
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What Can Cause Invalid Drug Test Results
Despite general assumptions revolving around the topic, today’s modern drug testing is not a clear black-or-white examination. While drug test results typically do come...
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How To Read Urinalysis Test Strips
Urine is a liquid excretion formed in the kidneys, and its removal from the body is crucial for a variety of bodily functions, including...
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What Is Oral Fluid Drug Testing?
Undoubtedly, drug testing plays a critical role in contemporary society for health, safety, and security reasons. In the past, these kinds of screening tests...
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Which Vacutainer Tubes To Use for What Tests
Before the invention of the modern blood collection vacuum tubes known today, blood collecting systems and devices were difficult to use and typically imprecise....
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When To Use Level C Personal Protection Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) refers to the protective use of articles of clothing and respiratory equipment by response or medical personnel. This use of...
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What do the Colors Mean on a Drug Test Cup
Drug test cups are one of the most popular methods utilized in modern drug screening today. Whether such testing is for pre-employment screening, assessment...
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