A 5-panel drug test is used to determine if a person is abusing illicit drugs. This test can be used by businesses that make it a prerequisite before hiring an individual, to check Federal employees, sports organizations testing athletes, recovering drug abusers in treatment, by doctors who believe their patient is abusing drugs, or convicted felons on probation Read more »
What is Pre-Employment Drug Testing?
Employers generally conduct pre-employment drug testing after making a conditional offer of employment. Employers use pre-employment drug testing to avoid hiring people who use drugs. A drug-free workplace is a safer, more productive, and more cost-effective workplace. Drug-free employees tend to be more productive and have lower health care costs; in particular, they have fewer Read more »
Mobile vs. Off-Site Drug Testing
The vast majority of adults freely admit that they have experimented with some type of illicit drug or prescription drug for which they had no prescription in the past year. Many will use drugs while they are at the workplace. The result is decreased workforce productivity, increased accidents, and increased absenteeism. Research has shown that Read more »
Benefits of Drug Testing in the Workplace
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 66 percent of people with substance abuse issues, over the age of 18, are employed. While drug testing should be seen as a means to minimize workplace risks, many businesses do not conduct any type of screening. One of the reasons the screenings do not Read more »
Gain Productivity with a Drug Free Workplace
Companies succeed by creating the ability to generate and sustain profits. At the heart of this requirement is developing a staff of personnel and employees who are highly motivated and productive. The process of achieving this situation is complex and demanding, with many factors involved. In today’s environment one of the greatest personnel challenges for Read more »
How Does Heroin Affect Your Body?
Derived from the long-used narcotic opium, heroin possesses even stronger mind-altering and addictive qualities than its predecessor. Given that this is accomplished by the drug from its interaction with opioid receptors in the body, it can be expected that the drug will physically affect the body. In addition, heroin has secondary means of inflicting physiological Read more »
Zero Tolerance and Abstinence Testing—Not to be Used for Workplace Testing
Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG) – a direct metabolite of beverage alcohol (ethanol). Its presence in urine may be used to detect recent alcohol consumption, even after ethanol is no longer measurable. The presence of EtG in urine is a definitive indicator that alcohol was ingested. Detection time is up to 80 hours. This is an ideal Read more »
Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
Although alcohol abuse is a huge problem for employers, few test for alcohol in their drug free workplace programs. Studies show that more than 14 million working days are apparently lost to hangovers, absenteeism or alcohol related illnesses each year. Out of millions who hold full time employment in the United States, close to fifteen Read more »