Tag: Dr. Barry Sample
Series: Assessing drug use trends in the United States
Join us over the next several weeks as we use several renowned sources to compare and contrast the latest trends in drug use.
Dissecting the data
Dr. Barry Sample, Quest Diagnostics, pours through the numbers in his DATIA Focus article “Assessing Drug Use Trends in the United States.”
Marijuana positivity increases
Marijuana positivity increases 6.2% nationally in urine drug tests, but by double digits in Colorado and Washington reports Drug Testing Index.
Positivity is up for the first time in a decade
After years of declines, the prevalence of positive workforce drug tests is increasing according to the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index data.
Workforce drug test positivity rate increases
The Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index showed the percentage of positive drug tests among American workers has increased for the first time in more than a decade.
New to drug testing: Over but not out
Whether you’ve been in the industry for two weeks or twenty years, in some ways, we are all new to drug testing.
New to drug testing: Drug Testing Index
The Drug Testing Index has been the industry’s ‘go-to’ report on drug use trends for more than 25 years.
Drug use among American workers declined 74% over the past 25 years
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Drug-Free Workplace Act and the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index. Drug testing continues to be a deterrent of drug use.
Gain insights from 25 years of drug testing data
Our webinar features milestones and lessons learned from an unprecedented analysis of more than 125 million urine drug tests from the past 25 years.
Drug Testing Index: A look at 1998 – 2002
The Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index reveals insights into patterns of drug use among the American workforce. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we take a deeper look at overall positivity rates and key milestones from 1998 to 2002.
