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According to a press release from USA Mobile Drug Testing, small businesses are at an additional risk for hiring employees who may have drug and alcohol problems. A lot of small businesses lack the necessities for drug testing, such as policies and testing procedures. Jeff Sardisco, the COO of USA Mobile Drug Testing stated the [...]
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23 Nov 2011Did you know that hair follicle drug testing is becoming increasingly popular within businesses and pre-employment public agencies? There have been instances where state and federal courts have used hair drug testing methods, and now some home drug testing kits are capable of offering hair drug testing. Here are some interesting facts on hair drug [...]
In Indiana, the Hempfield Area School District is the first district in the state to distribute home drug testing kits for the parents of their sixth- and seventh-graders. The home drug testing kits will be provided for free, allowing the parents the ability to randomly test their children for drugs at no cost. The home [...]
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11 Aug 2011Dealing with peer pressure for teens and children is a crucial skill that can often set the path for their futures. The human need to fit in and gain acceptance from peers is normal, and at an impressionable young age- the wrong choice can prove deadly. When faced with the peer pressure of drugs, a [...]
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30 Jun 2011There are many different types of home drug testing kits which screen for a wide variety of substances with different origins. One of which is an OPI drug test. As the abbreviation suggests this form of testing looks for opiates and opiate derived synthetic versions (OPI). With substance abuse numbers on the rise for opium, [...]
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8 Jun 2011Most people that whom submit to a COC drug test might have a few questions, most importantly what is this test? COC drug testing analyzes a person’s urine and looks for signs of Cocaine use within it. It does this by looking for metabolites created after Cocaine is consumed and broken down within the body [...]
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21 May 2011What do OXY drug tests do? Simple, they test for oxycodone, sometimes spelled oxycodin. Oxycodone is a powerful analgesic, or painkiller, available either through the black market or with a doctor’s prescription. Often it goes under numerous generic and copyrighted names. Two of the most commonly prescribe and abused is Percocet and Oxycontin. In recent [...]
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19 May 2011Most people that have to take a THC drug test either for school or as a pre-employment measure might have a few questions; what is this test and what does it look for? THC testing analyzes a person’s urine and detects signs of Cannabinoid use. Cannabinoids are the leftovers (or metabolites) created after Marijuana is [...]
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16 May 2011As drug use in teens continues to rise, more schools are choosing to randomly drug test students. Many parents are divided about this issue—some welcome it as another tool to steer kids away from drugs. Others view it as intrusive, a process that should be left to parents, not educators. But according to a 2010 [...]
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