Tag: Drug Testing Index

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Baseball players are not the only ones failing drug tests

August 9, 2013

Like Major League Baseball, other employers are also working to crack down on drug use.

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The status of drugs in the American workplace

July 10, 2012

The Status of Drugs in the American Workplace by Dr. Barry Sample, published in the July 2012 issue (Vol. 10, No. 6) of Case In Point.

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Positives spike for safety-sensitive workers

March 19, 2012

New Drug Testing Index data reveal a 33% jump in cocaine positives in the federally mandated, safety-sensitive workforce.

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Prescription opiates rank second behind marijuana in workforce positives according to Drug Testing Index

October 12, 2011

American workers continue to use prescription opiates at high levels. Development of clear workplace policies is reinforced with help from the DTI.

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Bringing the DTI to life

October 3, 2011

This new video highlighting information reported by our most recent DTI shines a spotlight on methamphetamine abuse and its highly addictive nature.

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Hawaii meth project features DTI data

July 7, 2011

The 2010 Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index cited, workers in Hawaii are four times more likely to test positive for meth in workplace drug testing.

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Oral fluid reveals heroin use

January 28, 2011

Oral fluid has revealed approximately five times more heroin use in the general U.S. workforce than previously believed.

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Insightful webinars on drug testing

March 17, 2010

Director of Science and Technology, Barry Sample, presented a Webinar entitled "Recent Trends in Workplace Testing for Illicit Drugs in Hair and Urine."

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Drug Testing Index with hair testing

November 20, 2009

New data released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of employment-related drug testing services.

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USA today runs DTI article

November 20, 2009

On November 20, 2009, Quest Diagnostics published our first Drug Testing Index TM with hair testing data.