Both surveys and drug testing are showing spikes in employees showing up for work impaired by drugs and alcohol. This article in EHS Daily reports that a majority of adults in the workforce (61%) have a substance use disorder (SUD), according to government data cited by the National Safety Council (NSC). Positive drug tests for […]

This article presents the benefits of oral fluid testing, commonly referred to as saliva testing. Its ease of use, established testing protocols at laboratories and the ability to collect a sample anytime, anywhere only scratches the surface when it comes to the long list of benefits that come with oral fluid testing. We have presented […]

This article highlights the problems of employees returning to work after COVID shutdowns. We have sprinkled some of our previous blog posts in the summary below. For example, one employee got used to drinking several glasses of wine during the workday when working 100% remotely for the past three years. Now, ordered back to the […]

While there has long been a belief that marijuana users are involved in more accidents, there is now recent concrete evidence. Workforce positivity rates have reached a 20-year high in the wake of increased marijuana legalization, based on research from Quest Diagnostics. Currently, the top three sectors with positivity rates are retail trade, accommodation and […]

We read this article and noticed some questions about the effectiveness of your workplace drug testing program. We wanted to bring these questions to your attention by presenting a summary of the comments and, most importantly, the list of questions that will help you evaluate your workplace drug testing program. And we wanted to sprinkle […]