Tag: The Wall Street Journal
Workforce drug positivity at highest rate in a decade
Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, drug use by the American workforce remains at its highest rate in more than a decade.
Shortage of drug-free job applicants
Many businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to find applicants who can pass a pre-employment drug test.
Drug positivity rises in the railroad industry
As drug use by U.S. workers rises, evidence shows a similar pattern in the railroad industry which includes engineers, train crew and dispatchers.
The Wall Street Journal reports rising workplace drug use
The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. workers testing positive for drugs is increasing, citing new data from Quest Diagnostics.
Illicit drug test positivity rate increases
The percentage of American workers testing positive for illicit drugs has increased for the second consecutive year according to Quest Diagnostics.
Testing helps to find drug-free workers
The Wall Street Journal reports that amphetamine and painkiller use is a hurdle to hiring during Appalachia’s oil-and-gas boom.
