Drug Testing Articles

As states continue to legalize marijuana, it proves that Americans consider it to be a manageable recreational drug. Recreational marijuana legalization started in Colorado back in 2012 and spread quickly across the nation. Legalization poses a challenge for employers, though. Advocates for legalization want marijuana removed from company drug testing. Some employers have quietly complied, Read more »

The hair follicle test is more expensive than the urine and saliva tests but companies that choose this method of employee drug testing find it more cost-effective in the long run. Why? It affords employers a ninety-day detection period. When comparing the difference between the hours, days, or weeks of detection that other test methods Read more »

Discovering ways to “beat” a drug test has been on the minds of people who use drugs since drug testing began. Some of their methods could truly be described as “madness,” as a matter of fact. However, technology continues to evolve within the industry, making it nearly impossible for anyone to tamper with the results. Read more »

Drug users seeking employment often refrain from using until they get hired to be sure and ace the pre-employment drug test. Many employers drug test potential new hires and then employees are never required to take another—unless the user is involved in a workplace accident anyway. Still, some job applicants get caught off guard and become Read more »

Verifying a medical marijuana authorization needs to be part of your drug-free policy if it’s not already. The main reason being that failing to do so could lead to legal issues down the road. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia allow medical marijuana use, however, the medical conditions warranting its use differ from state Read more »

Receiving a positive dilute drug test result indicates two things. Someone tested positive for drugs. Just as importantly to employers, though, they more than likely tried to hide it. The employee is usually terminated immediately due to drug use. On the other hand, a negative dilute result is still a cause for concern. Even though Read more »

A negative dilute result on a drug test doesn’t mean an employee “passes” it. If they were hoping to mask drug use by consuming large quantities of fluid before the test, it may have done more harm than good. One of the most common myths about drug testing is that flushing your system with excess Read more »

Elon Musk is raising eyebrows at every turn since becoming chair of the new administration’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). His reply to an X post tagging DOGE in which the commenter inquired if the department had considered mandatory workforce-wide drug testing at the federal level may have leveled up to hair-raising for Read more »