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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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911 Dispatcher Drug Testing: Public Safety Hiring, CJIS Access and Ongoing Policy
A 911 dispatcher, also called a public safety telecommunicator, does not drive a patrol car or carry a firearm. That fact sometimes leads people...
Read articleMTD on a Drug Test: Meaning and What It Detects
MTD on a drug test is the abbreviation for methadone, a synthetic opioid. This guide explains how the MTD line works, where it can...
Read articleTCA on a Drug Test: What It Means and How to Handle It
TCA on a drug test stands for tricyclic antidepressants, a class of prescription medications screened on many multi-panel urine tests. This guide explains what...
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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...
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Trucking Company Drug Testing Policy: What FMCSA Requires and What Carriers Add
Every motor carrier that operates commercial vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license is a DOT regulated employer for drug and alcohol testing purposes. The...
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State Government Employee Drug Testing: Safety Sensitive Roles, Policies and Limits
State government employs everyone from office clerks and licensing examiners to state troopers, corrections officers and commercial vehicle operators. Whether a state employee can...
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Plumber Drug Testing: Licensing, Jobsite Rules and Employer Programs
Plumbers work with pressurized gas lines, open flame for soldering and brazing, confined spaces, ladders and trenches, often inside occupied homes and businesses. It...
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Nonprofit Employee Drug Testing Policy: Grants, the Drug Free Workplace Act and Program Design
A nonprofit that accepts a federal grant or cooperative agreement almost always has to sign a drug free workplace certification somewhere in the award...
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Janitorial Company Drug Testing Policy: Client Site Requirements and Program Basics
A janitorial or facility services company rarely starts drug testing because a federal law tells it to. In most cases the trigger is a...
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Fingernail Drug Testing: Detection Window, What It Detects and How It Compares to Hair
Nail analysis is a laboratory specimen type used mostly in forensic, clinical and specialized investigative toxicology rather than routine pre employment screening. As a...
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Does Vanilla Extract Show Up on an Alcohol Test? Breath, Urine EtG and Everyday Products
Pure vanilla extract is not a novelty ingredient when it comes to alcohol content. By federal standard of identity, it is actually a fairly...
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Does Ropinirole Show Up on a Drug Test? Requip and Standard Panels
Ropinirole, sold under the brand name Requip and in an extended release form as Requip XL, is a dopamine agonist prescribed for Parkinson disease...
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