By: Leah Shepherd, Contributor with SHRM Employers are discovering more marijuana use in drug tests after workplace accidents, according to new research from Quest Diagnostics. The number of drug tests performed after an accident that came up positive for marijuana […]
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By: Eric Miller, Senior Reporter, Transport Topics More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, according to a new study by the American
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By: U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Compliance (ODAPC) As an MRO you have an important and indispensable role in the DOT drug testing process. You act as an independent and impartial ‘gatekeeper’ and you advocate for
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By: ASAP On June 1, 2023, the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) published the updated Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) guidelines, recognizing certain provisions to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) final rule from May 2, 2023. The
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By: Quest Diagnostics For over 30 years, lab-based urine testing was the only testing method permitted by most federal government agencies mandating testing by employers, including the US Department of Transportation (DOT). It is the established gold standard of drug
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By: Scott Achelpohl A leading nationwide drug-testing lab has found that positive test results for marijuana following on-the-job accidents reached a 25-year high in 2022 among the entire U.S. workforce, while the U.S. government’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse also reflects
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By: Eric Miller, Senior Reporter (Transport Topics) It has been more than six years since Congress mandated that the Department of Health and Human Services adopt a drug testing rule allowing the use of hair samples to drug-test drivers and other federal
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By: ASAP On April 22, 2023, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, encouraging citizens to discard unwanted, unused and/or expired medications. We are pleased to share that the DEA collected
By: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) WASHINGTON – DEA is proud to join “Song for Charlie” and many of our valued law enforcement, public health, and non-profit partners in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Tomorrow represents an important opportunity to
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By: Britni Chisenall This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Grady Phillips, senior director of strategic accounts at WorkforceQA (WFQA). Phillips previously was president of his father’s company, Corporate Medical
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