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Our Roads Just Got Safer

With the efforts of drug screening and automobile safety legislation, the roads of the 21st century are...

State Spotlight: New York’s Drug Laws

In the Big Apple, business is in the name of the game and maintaining a...

5 States that restrict drug testing

Five of the Most Restrictive States for Drug Testing Blind Compliance? I was once in...

Employers and Dilute Drug Test Results

Often employers are frustrated and confused when receiving drug test results that report out as:...

Fun Facts About the Department of Transportation

If you are familiar with our past blogs, you know all about the Department of Transportation (DOT)...

Drug-Free Applicants Are Becoming Harder To Find

As an employer, you are well aware that finding the perfect job applicant is a difficult...

FMCSA Addresses CDL Staffing Companies

>>>  In the Federal Register on December 23, 12016, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration...

DOT Drug Screening FAQ’s For Employees

When there’s a problem that threatens people’s lives, solutions need to be developed rapidly. That...

CDC announces Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths

December 16, 2016: The U.S. opioid epidemic is continuing. Drug overdose deaths nearly tripled during...

Is Medical Marijuana Off Limits For Recovering Addicts?

Since California approved the use of medical marijuana in 1996, the country has taken sides...

State Spotlight: Colorado’s Drug Laws

Colorado is the 38th state, and up until a few years ago, it was just...

Drug Free Workplace – The Big Picture

Our good friend Dee Mason, founder and CEO of Working Partners®, recently wrote an article...

Drug Laws Around the World

We are all well aware of the cultural changes our society is experiencing as it...

The Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body

  Update – 2020 – Alcohol Abuse During Covid-19. Learn about what’s happened during the...

FMCSA Clearinghouse - Database Part 1

>>>  Curious About the Proposed FMCSA Database >>> At long last, there has been some...

Video Blog: DEA Temporarily Bans Sythetic Opioid U-47700

DEA received reports of at least 46 confirmed fatalities associated with U-47700 31 of those...

Video Blog: Instant Drug Testing and the Nexscreen System

For Non-DOT drug testing, instant or point of collection testing (POCT) is often utilized by...

Latest Statistics on Drug Use in the United States

…Results from the 2014 SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health Latest Statistics on...

Video News: Announcing Instant Drug Testing with Same Day Results

National Drug Screening provides high quality rapid drug testing products, along with innovative all electronic...

State Spotlight: Florida Laws on Workplace Drug Testing

The federal government requires drug screening in certain safety-sensitive industries like the Department of Transportation...

That’s Not My Specimen You Tested

…This question comes up often.  A donor tests positive and claims that’s not my specimen...

DOT Protocol For Positive Test Results

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has a strict set of drug screening rules and guidelines that employers and...

Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health by the Surgeon General

A new Surgeon General’s report was just released. It  finds alcohol and drug misuse and severe...

Marijuana Use on the Rise

The legalization of marijuana is a subject that has been left up to state legislators...

What are the DOT’s Direct Observation Procedures?

The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires all employees to be drug tested for pre-employment, post-accident...