Author: Nicole Jupe

Illicit drugs

Employee protections in the era of medical marijuana legislation

March 10, 2017

Employee protections regarding marijuana can vary from state to state and whether or not employers have a duty to accommodate. View our map.

We're There

I’m There: Charlie Sullivan

March 6, 2017

Quest Diagnostics shares a commitment to being there when our clients and employees need us – at every possible opportunity.

We're There

I’m There: Carolyn Loza

February 14, 2017

Quest Diagnostics shares a commitment to being there when our clients and colleagues need us – at every possible opportunity.

News

Revisions to Federal workplace drug testing

February 10, 2017

HHS revised its mandatory guidelines to expand federal urine drug testing to include hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone.

Alcohol

DUI rates in the U.S. hit new low

January 27, 2017

Federal data shows that the percentage of people driving under the influence of alcohol fell to a 13-year low in the United States.

By the Numbers

Data shows escalating drug use in the U.S. workforce

January 24, 2017

Typically, there is at least 30 percent more self-reported drug use by people who work for an employer without a drug testing program.

We're There

I’m There: Debbie Dervin

January 19, 2017

Quest Diagnostics shares a commitment to being there when our clients and colleagues need us – at every possible opportunity.

By the Numbers

Post-accident positivity climbs among American workers

January 4, 2017

Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index data shows a significant increase in positive post-accident drug tests in the American workforce.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Heroin positivity continues to rise

December 15, 2016

Heroin positivity increased 146% between 2011 and 2015 in the general U.S. workforce according to the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Drug detection window by specimen type

December 5, 2016

How long can drugs be detected using a drug test? Our infographic helps to illustrate detection windows for urine, oral fluid and hair drug testing.