Alcohol and drug abuse is revealed in the National Survey on Drug Use (NSDUH). National Survey on Drug Use and Health 05-2015 While looking at charts and statistics can sometimes numb the senses, we present below some very concerning statistics about alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace in this article. Why do we think […]

We have touted the advantages of oral fluid drug testing over urine drug testing many times in the past. Now those statements have been validated by the US Federal Government. We have listed below what we believe are important points. Each statement is followed by the page number of the actual document. You can read […]

We get many questions from employers about drug testing for marijuana in states where marijuana is legal. Employers should remember two things. So far, an employer’s right to take action against a worker under the current influence has not been overruled. And, just because alcohol is a legal substance that doesn’t mean an employer needs […]

Does your firm have a policy for post-accident drug and alcohol testing? For those firms that do not, direct your attention to Quest Diagnostic’s analysis of more than 5.6 million drug tests in 2013 in the table below. That analysis shows that 5.9% of the tests for this reason were positive. And, this includes only […]

 You have an employee in your workplace using marijuana for medical purposes. How do you react? Whenever I do a seminar and the topic turns to drug testing, inevitably the question of what to do in a state that allows medical marijuana arises. So, let’s address it through the lens of an actual question that […]