Home drug test kits are sold all over the internet and in brick-and-mortar stores nationwide. Created to make drug testing easier for the “common man,” which often translates to small business owners or parents who worry their child is using drugs, reading them can be trickier than intended if a faint line shows up in Read more »
Can Marijuana Legalization Affect Turnover Rates?
Depending on where you stand on the issue, Florida is abuzz—pun possibly intended—with either anticipation or apprehension about the fact that legalizing recreational marijuana is on November’s ballot. If Amendment 3 passes, supporters will want employers to remove it from company drug tests. Employers may wonder if their turnover rates will soar if they don’t. Read more »
Employers Beware! Employees Modifying Ways to Cheat Drug Tests
Employee drug tests have become far more sophisticated than in the early days. Back then, drinking a lot of water before taking the test site usually did the trick. Laboratory equipment wasn’t as sophisticated at reading drug tests back in the 90s as it is today either. Someone trying to achieve a false negative result Read more »
What are DOT Drug Testing Cutoff Levels?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires that all safety-sensitive employees submit to pre-employment drug testing as well as random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing. The procedure is well documented from start to finish to lessen the chance of error. Likewise, laboratories, operating under strict protocols, have specific drug cutoff levels set to lessen the Read more »
Would Passing Florida’s Amendment 3 Affect Workplace Safety?
Florida’s Amendment 3 puts recreational marijuana on the state’s November ballot. Advocates for legalization are working overtime to encourage like-minded citizens to vote. Opponents are aggressively working on the other side of the issue. Case in point, Republican billionaire, Ken Griffin, is donating $12 million toward defeating recreational legalization in the Sunshine State. If the Read more »
Common Drug Testing Myths
Everyone knows that keeping up with the latest technology is a constant, Still, there are lots of drug testing myths out there touting the “remedy” needed to achieve a negative drug test result. Drug users notified to report for an employee drug test would be looking for any and every possibility to “beat the test.” Read more »
DOT Withdraws Oral Fluid Testing Final Ruling
On Thursday, August 1st, the Department of Transportation (DOT) withdrew its proposed final ruling concerning oral fluid drug testing. It was due to the 19 negative comments received during the official commenting phase which began back in June. It turns out that most negative responses were regarding the training received by individuals collecting the specimens. Read more »
Unregulated Magic Mushrooms Endangering Public
America’s growing interest in magic mushrooms, or shrooms, is becoming blatantly evident. This psychedelic drug is gaining popularity across the nation. It’s reminiscent of the “turn on, tune in, drop out” theory free flowing throughout the country during the 190s. Back then, the government was deeply into researching the possibilities of using them for various Read more »