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Expert guides on drug test panels, workplace drug testing policies, DOT compliance and running an accurate screening program.
Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil, is a prescription wakefulness promoting medication used for narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift work sleep di...
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Melatonin is one of the most common over the counter sleep aids in the country, sold in gas stations, grocery stores, and pharmacies without a prescription. Employees ...
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Quick answer: Klonopin can show up on a drug test, but not always. Many benzodiazepine immunoassay screens have shown low sensitivity to clonazepam and its metabolite,...
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Quick answer: Hydroxyzine is not a named analyte on the federal five panel or on standard extended workplace panels. It is not a controlled substance. Published resear...
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Codeine is an opioid, and standard workplace opiate testing is built to catch it. If an employee has taken codeine, whether from a prescription pain reliever, a prescr...
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Buspirone, sold under the brand name Buspar among others, is a prescription medication used to treat anxiety. Employees and applicants who take it sometimes worry that...
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Oral fluid, commonly called a mouth swab or saliva test, works on a different scale than urine testing. The federal government sets specific cutoff concentrations for ...
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Omeprazole is one of the most common medications in the country. It is sold over the counter as Prilosec and by prescription for gastroesophageal reflux disease and pe...
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Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic antidepressant commonly prescribed for depression, and off label for insomnia and appetite loss, often because it tends to be sedating at ...
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A last chance agreement is a written arrangement between an employer and an employee who violated a drug or alcohol policy, or committed a related conduct issue, and w...
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Public transit agencies that receive federal transit funding do not get to design their own drug and alcohol testing program from scratch. The Federal Transit Administ...
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People searching for "firefighter drug testing requirements" are usually looking for one federal rule that tells every department what to do. That rule does not exist....
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