Drug testing in the workplace has become a common occurrence in many industries. For instance, the Department of Transportation (DOT) mandates employers of the safety-sensitive workforce to drug test their employees in a number of instances. Employers of the general workforce have more leeway in regard to when and where to drug test their employees Read more »
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Some Big Businesses Don’t Drug Test But Should They?
You may be surprised at the number of big businesses that don’t drug test their employees. Yahoo Finance ran an article a while back listing twenty-five of them—and, we’re not just talking cannabis here. The list of non-testing companies includes Alphabet Inc., Netflix, Meta Platform Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and Microsoft Corporation. Moreover, according to the Read more »
Women, Sports, and Steroids
Stories of women competing in professional sports testing positive for anabolic steroids have been sprinkled in the headlines throughout the year. One involved junior lightweight boxing champion, Alycia Baumgardner. She had metabolites in her system that identified two performance-enhancing drugs on her pre-fight drug test given on July 12th. They were mesterolone and methenolone acetate, Read more »
Rise in Attacks Involving Date Rape Drugs
Date rape drugs continue to find their way into the headlines across the nation and around the world. For instance, doctors believe that the county commissioner of Clayton County, Georgia was given gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)—one of the commonly known date rape drugs—at a community event in late September. Thankfully, she was not harmed in the Read more »
Login Changes for DOT MIS Submission
The Management Information System (MIS) reports apply to data gathered that pertains to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing. MIS requirements vary depending on the mode of transportation that regulates specific safety-sensitive employers. Those transportation modes include: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Transportation Administration (FAA) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Read more »
SAMHSA Considering Adding Fentanyl to Drug Test
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is requesting the public’s response. They’re asking for public comment as to whether or not they should add the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, to its government-mandated employee drug test. Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous synthetic opioid that is found in all types of illicit drugs today. That’s Read more »
Matthew Perry: A Friend in the Truest Sense
When the news that Matthew Perry had died broke this past weekend, it hit a lot of us—hard. Not only do we grieve for Matthew and his family and friends—which includes the millions of fans whose lives the show touched—but the news likely stirred memories that caused many of us to grieve over someone we’ve Read more »
Drug Testing Trends Reflect Workplace Drug Use
According to the Current Consulting Group’s most recent Employer Drug Testing Survey, employers across the nation can count on the fact that workplace drug use is a reflection of which drugs are prevalent on the streets of the community. A whopping 76% of the data gathered for the group’s annual Drugs at Work survey was Read more »