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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Water Treatment Operator Drug Testing: Certification Boards, Public Employers and Safety Sensitive Rules
Most water treatment operators work for a public utility, a municipality, or a special district, and most are certified by a state program rather...
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Sanitation Worker Drug Testing: CDL Rules, City Policies and Safety Sensitive Jobs
A residential collection route usually has at least two kinds of workers on the truck: a driver who holds a commercial driver license and...
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Phlebotomist Drug Testing: Hospital Policy, State Certification and Access to Needles
Phlebotomists draw blood for diagnostic testing, transfusion work, and research in hospitals, clinics, reference labs, and blood donation centers. The job puts a worker...
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Pest Control Technician Drug Testing: Applicator Licensing, Driving and Employer Policy
Pest control technicians work in a combination that makes employers nervous for good reason. They hold a state issued pesticide applicator license, they drive...
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Lifeguard Drug Testing: Pools, Beaches and Public Employer Rules
Lifeguards occupy an unusual spot in the drug testing world. The job is safety sensitive in an obvious way, a guard who is impaired...
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Does Valerian Root Show Up on a Drug Test? Herbal Sleep Aids and the Benzodiazepine Screen
Valerian root is one of the most common over the counter sleep aids on store shelves, usually sold as a capsule, tincture, or tea...
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Does Salvia Show Up on a Drug Test? Salvinorin A and Standard Panels
Salvia divinorum is a hallucinogenic plant in the mint family that shows up in head shops, online listings, and occasionally in workplace incident reports....
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Does Phenibut Show Up on a Drug Test? Unapproved Supplements and Standard Panels
Phenibut is a synthetic compound related to the neurotransmitter GABA. It is sold online and in some retail stores as a nootropic or relaxation...
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Does Paxlovid Show Up on a Drug Test? Nirmatrelvir, Ritonavir and Workplace Panels
Paxlovid is a short course antiviral used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who are at high risk for progression to severe...
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Does Nitrous Oxide Show Up on a Drug Test? Inhalants and Why Standard Panels Miss Them
Nitrous oxide, sometimes called laughing gas or sold in small canisters known as whippets or chargers, is an inhalant. It is not a controlled...
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Does Minoxidil Show Up on a Drug Test? Hair Loss Treatment, Hair Tests and Urine Panels
Minoxidil is a vasodilator sold as a topical scalp solution or foam (the ingredient in over the counter hair regrowth products) and, less commonly,...
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Does Losartan Show Up on a Drug Test? Blood Pressure Medication and Standard Panels
Losartan is a prescription angiotensin receptor blocker, known by the brand name Cozaar, used to treat high blood pressure and to help protect the...
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