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Eszopiclone, sold under the brand name Lunesta, is a prescription sedative hypnotic used short term for sleep. People who take it and are facing an employment,...
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Naproxen is one of the most common over the counter and prescription pain relievers in the country, sold under its generic name and under brand names...
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An 8 panel drug test screens urine, oral fluid or a dip card for eight drug classes in a single device. It sits between the federal...
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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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Amlodipine is one of the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications in the country, sold under its generic name and as part of combination products. People...
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Doxycycline is one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the country, used for everything from acne to respiratory infections to malaria prevention, so it is...
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Insulin is a hormone, not a drug of abuse, and it is not a substance that any standard employment drug test panel is built to detect....
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Albuterol is one of the most commonly prescribed rescue inhalers in the country, used for asthma, COPD, and exercise induced bronchospasm. Because it belongs to a...
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Yes, MDMA can show up on a drug test, but only if the panel is configured to catch it. Standard five-panel amphetamine screens are not reliable...
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The word “adulterate” means “presenting something poorer in quality by adding on another similar substance, typically an inferior one.” However, during drug testing, it is considered...
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Alcohol and substance abuse amongst teens is an acute cultural and health crisis. While parents scramble to protect their teens from addiction abuse, using at-home drug...
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Colorado employers run drug testing programs inside a legal landscape that is more layered than most states. Marijuana is legal for adults under the state constitution,...
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Belsomra is the brand name for suvorexant, a prescription medication for insomnia. Employees, applicants, and the employers who manage drug free workplace programs often ask whether...
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Louisiana regulates private employer drug testing through a specific chapter of the Revised Statutes, not a single catch all drug free workplace act. Employers that test...
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Iowa does not require private employers to drug test anyone. What Iowa does have is one of the most detailed private sector testing statutes in the...
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Pennsylvania does not have a single statute that tells private employers how to run a drug testing program. There is no state law that requires pre...
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Montelukast, sold under the brand name Singulair and as generic tablets and granules, is one of the most commonly prescribed maintenance medications for asthma and allergic...
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Valium is the brand name for diazepam, a long acting benzodiazepine prescribed for anxiety, muscle spasm, seizure disorders, and alcohol withdrawal. Whether it shows up on...
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Ropinirole, sold under the brand name Requip and in an extended release form as Requip XL, is a dopamine agonist prescribed for Parkinson disease and restless...
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A new resident who matches into a training program usually clears several administrative steps before the first shift: background check, immunization records, credentialing paperwork, and in...
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Flexeril is the brand name most people still use for cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant commonly prescribed for short term muscle spasm after an injury or strain....
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Chemical manufacturing sites run on process safety. A single impaired decision at a reactor, a pump, or a loading rack can hurt the worker who made...
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West Virginia is one of the few states with a stand alone statute built specifically around workplace drug testing. The West Virginia Safer Workplace Act, codified...
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Tennessee does not force any private employer to drug test. Instead, the state built an incentive program: employers who set up a certified Drug-Free Workplace Program...
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