Very often we get requests to set up drug tests that include the five illegal panels: THC, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opiates, Phencyclidine and also include legal panels, often referred to as 9 or 10 panel drug tests. These legal panels often include two drugs, methaqualone and propoxyphene. These two drugs were included in the tests for […]

Here is one more reason for employers to continue to test for drugs, particularly marijuana, in their employee population.  Marijuana, opioids and non-alcoholic drugs are more likely to be found in drivers killed in vehicular crashes than alcohol, according to a new study released Thursday by the Governors Highway Safety Association. If your firm has […]

We just couldn’t pass on this excellent article by ScottHowell listing the positive impact of a workplace drug testing program at yourworkplace. Below is just a summary of the article’s points. We hope you takethe time to read it more carefully. The good news is that employment drug testing can serve as a powerful risk […]

There are two good reasons to have a Medical Review Officer involved with your drug testing program. Before we discuss those two good reasons, let’s define the term Medical Review Officer (MRO). An MRO is a person who is a licensed physician and who is responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by an […]

“Always check the source” was the advice from a professor I had in college. In summary, he said, always go to the source and avoid, if possible, relying on other people’s opinions. Other people can often be wrong, he said. But it’s easy, you say, to just rely on someone’s opinion. And, that opinion may […]