Author: Alex Bednar
Reasons for testing series: Periodic drug testing
Periodic drug testing is scheduled and is typically performed on current employees at consistent time periods throughout the year.
Reasons for testing: Follow-up drug testing
Follow-up drug testing is for employees who have previously tested positive for illicit substances or violated a company’s drug and alcohol policy.
Reasons for testing: Return-to-duty drug testing
Return-to-duty drug testing is for employees who have previously tested positive for illicit substances or violated a company’s drug and alcohol policy.
Reasons for testing: Post-accident drug testing
Post-accident – sometimes referred to as “post-incident” – drug testing is performed after an employee has been involved in a workplace accident.
Startling statistics regarding drunk driving
A report from the CDC reveals that 4.2 million adults age 18 and older admit to driving while impaired within the past 30 days.
Reasons for testing: Reasonable suspicion or for cause drug testing
Reasonable suspicion drug testing is performed when supervisors have evidence or reasonable cause to suspect an employee of drug use.
Reasons for testing: Random drug testing
The second part of our series detailing the different types of drug testing and their pros and cons covers random drug testing.
Reasons for testing: Pre-employment drug testing
The first part of our series detailing the different types of drug testing and their pros and cons covers pre-employment drug testing.
New findings regarding marijuana in Colorado
The RMHIDTA has released its third volume in a series researching the impact of medicinal and recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado.
Reasons for testing: Introduction
According to the NSDUH, 24.6 million Americans age 12 or over are current drug users, and 68.9 percent of these illicit drug users are employed.
