Nicotine Testing with Cotinine – Webinar

July 19, 2010 Drugs & Testing

Cotinine testing in wellness programs is gaining in popularity as the trend of requiring smoking employees to pay different health plan premiums becomes more prevalent. Cotinine is usually the test of choice to evaluate tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoke because it is stable and is only produced when nicotine is metabolized. Different types [...]

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Medical Marijuana and Your Workplace

July 14, 2010 Drugs & Testing

A number of states have medical marijuana laws that permit people with legally-obtained prescriptions to use marijuana to treat various illnesses. The debate regarding whether marijuana helps people in those situations rages on throughout the country. However, the debate regarding whether marijuana negatively impacts workplace safety and productivity was resolved many years ago, and insomuch the [...]

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Missouri Governor Signs K2 Bill

July 6, 2010 Drugs & Testing

Today, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will sign a bill making K2 a controlled substance, with possession punishable by incarceration or fines.
Nixon will sign Missouri House Bill 1472, which will make possession of K2 a crime. Any person who possesses a controlled substance of more than 35 grams will be guilty of [...]

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Online Chain of Custody Forms

July 5, 2010 eReq

You no longer have to wait for paper forms in order to perform your drug tests. Quest Diagnostics now offers online chain of custody forms. With these electronic forms, you can:
- Review forms online from any location.
- Print copies of COC forms right from your printer.
- Quickly verify client-specific and collection site information.
- Login securely [...]

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Extended Date for Use of New Alcohol Testing Form

July 2, 2010 Industry News

In today’s Federal Register, the Department of Transportation published a Final Rule extending the date for mandatory use of the recently updated Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) from August 1, 2010 to January 1, 2011.
The final rule can be view here.

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Quest Diagnostics – By the Numbers

June 24, 2010 Quest Diagnostics

Turnaround time, customer service, collection site network, new product introductions.
How would you rate your drug testing laboratory on these four pillars of a solid provider? At Quest Diagnostics, we consistently strive to excel in these four key areas. Here’s how…
Turnaround Time
For a routine lab-based urine drug screen, you can expect your negative results to be [...]

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Two Drug Testing Laboratories Upgraded

June 22, 2010 Quest Diagnostics

Did you know that Quest Diagnostics has four SAMHSA-certified drug testing laboratories? Laboratory locations include Norristown, Pennsylvania; Lenexa, Kansas; Atlanta/Tucker, Georgia; West Hills, California.

This national network can help reduce drug testing turnaround times in a couple of ways. First, having multiple laboratories provides the capacity to process a large volume of specimens in a short [...]

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