Tag: The Wall Street Journal

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Workforce drug positivity at highest rate in a decade

May 8, 2018

Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, drug use by the American workforce remains at its highest rate in more than a decade.

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Shortage of drug-free job applicants

December 2, 2016

Many businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to find applicants who can pass a pre-employment drug test.

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Drug positivity rises in the railroad industry

September 19, 2016

As drug use by U.S. workers rises, evidence shows a similar pattern in the railroad industry which includes engineers, train crew and dispatchers.

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The Wall Street Journal reports rising workplace drug use

June 15, 2015

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. workers testing positive for drugs is increasing, citing new data from Quest Diagnostics.

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Illicit drug test positivity rate increases

June 3, 2015

The percentage of American workers testing positive for illicit drugs has increased for the second consecutive year according to Quest Diagnostics.

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Testing helps to find drug-free workers

January 11, 2013

The Wall Street Journal reports that amphetamine and painkiller use is a hurdle to hiring during Appalachia’s oil-and-gas boom.