Drugs & Testing

Industry Survey – The Effectiveness of Workplace Drug Testing

September 8, 2011 Drugs & Testing

More than half of employers (57 percent) conduct drug tests on all job candidates, while only 29 percent do not conduct drug tests on any job candidates, according to a poll released September 7, 2011 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in collaboration with and commissioned by the Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry [...]

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DATIA Publishes “Data-driven Insights” Article

September 6, 2011 Drugs & Testing

The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) publishes a quarterly magazine. In their recent Summer issue, DATIA ran an article written by Quest Diagnostics called Data-driven Insights: From Six Months of HHS/DOT Mandatory Guidelines & Panel Changes. You can read the article below. On October 1, 2010, the Department of Health & Human Services’ [...]

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Methamphetamine Data Published in New Drug Testing Index

September 2, 2011 Drugs & Testing

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today issued its annual report on U.S. worker drug use, the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™. The study includes its first state-by-state analysis of methamphetamine positives, based on more than 4.5 million urine specimens collected from the general U.S. workforce from January-December [...]

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The Health Crises of Chronic Pain and Prescription Drug Misuse

August 31, 2011 Drugs & Testing

The Medical Laboratory Observer recently published an article written by Quest Diagnostics Jon R. Cohen, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. In his article entitled, The Health Crises of Chronic Pain and Prescription Drug Misuse, Dr. Cohen discusses the size of the problem and the need to balance the treatment of pain through [...]

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Quest Diagnostics Introduces Oral-Eze

August 23, 2011 Drugs & Testing

Test with Confidence Quest Diagnostics is pleased to announce our innovative oral fluid collection system that simplifies the collection of oral samples for routine drug testing. The industry’s first fully FDA-cleared next generation testing system, the Oral-Eze® Oral Fluid Collector provides all the advantages of previous collection systems, with the added benefit of our indicator [...]

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Hair Testing Enhancements

July 18, 2011 Drugs & Testing

During the past 18 months we have made several hair testing changes and enhancements, and as we continue to invest, we’re excited to recap the changes we have already made, and to highlight those changes that are forthcoming. In April 2010 we centralized all of our hair testing into our Department of Health and Human [...]

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Bloomberg Businessweek – Synthetic Highs

July 12, 2011 Drugs & Testing

Synthetic drugs that use legal compounds but mimic the highs of everything from marijuana to cocaine are proliferating among do-it-yourself pharma labs across the country. Read the full article “The Big Business of Synthetic Highs” at Bloomberg Buinessweek.

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