Category: Drug Testing

Instant testing

New to drug testing: Instant vs. lab-based

June 11, 2013

During my first year of employment, I’m writing a weekly column highlighting drug testing procedures, products and processes as I discover them.

Instant testing

Evaluating lab-based and instant drug testing

June 7, 2013

We presented a webinar with Bill Current about instant vs. lab-based drug testing. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions.

Urine testing

Webinar: Worth the wait? Instant vs. lab-based drug testing

May 31, 2013

Instant drug testing is one of several terms used to describe a testing method that yields an immediate result where the drug test is administered.

News

Truck drivers and hair drug testing

May 28, 2013

While DOT regulations mandate urine drug testing, a number of motor carriers have found value in performing supplemental hair testing.

News

Oral fluid insights from DATIA

April 12, 2013

Oral fluid testing was a hot topic at the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) conference this week.

Oral Fluid testing

Oral-Eze offers superior detection of recent drug use

April 8, 2013

Oral fluid drug tests offer superior detection of recent drug use and are minimally invasive, making them more convenient for donors and collectors.

Oral Fluid testing

New oral fluid technology identifies marijuana users

April 5, 2013

The latest Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™ revealed that oral fluid testing is detecting more marijuana positives than other specimen.

Drug Testing

Webinar features Drug Testing Index™

March 14, 2013

Dr. Barry Sample will present insights and trends relevant to workplace drug testing programs from the most recent release of the Drug Testing Index.

Drug Testing

Pre-employment drug test positives increase more than 5%

March 8, 2013

The Drug Testing Index, an industry standard, examines positivity rates to provide a comprehensive analysis of workplace drug-use trends.

Collections

Winter storm impacts collection sites

February 8, 2013

Due to the winter storm in the Northeast, all PSCs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & New Hampshire will close until Monday February 11.