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Employee Drug Testing Positivity at Its Highest in 16 Years According to Quest Diagnostics Report

Quest Diagnostics released its annual Drug Testing Index analysis report revealing that positivity rates for workplace drug testing has dramatically increased over a 16-year period. Based upon over 9 million urine drug tests, the 2019 positivity rate is the highest since 2003 (4.5%).

August 25, 2020

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Delaware Employers Get New Discounts

National Law Review | Nataniel M. Glasser, Anastasia A. Regne, Eric I. Emmanualson, Jr. | February 27, 2020

Delaware is reminding its employers that a safe, drug-free workplace can pay through a new program. On February 1, the state’s Department of Insurance amended its regulations to emphasize the availability of workers’ compensation insurance discounts of...

August 3, 2020

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Opioids at work: Ohio gets $8M to help stem epidemic’s impact on employees, employers

Cincinnati Enquirer| Terry DeMio | November 1, 2018

Opioids at work: Ohio gets $8M to help stem epidemic's impact on employees, employers

Ohio's workforce is expected to get an $8 million infusion to combat chronic absenteeism, drug-positive tests, productivity issues and a general lack of employees that have followed the opioid epidemic into...

November 2, 2018

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Everything Small Business Owners Need to Know About Drug Testing

Substance abuse in the workplace is a very real problem for small businesses. It’s also a costly one.

September 18, 2018

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How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce

PBS NewsHour | October 5, 2017

How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce

In northeastern Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead," would-be workers struggling with opioid addiction. The problem is so great, reports economics correspondent Paul Solman, that it's had a noticeable effect on the nation's...

April 18, 2018

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Opioid addiction treatments are costing employers billions

CNN Money | Tami Luhby | April 5, 2018

Opioid addiction treatments are costing employers billions

The cost of treating opioid addiction among American workers and their families has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study has found. People covered by employer health insurance received $2.6 billion worth of treatment for opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016,...

April 10, 2018

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Category Archives: News

Employee Drug Testing Positivity at Its Highest in 16 Years According to Quest Diagnostics Report

Delaware Employers Get New Discounts

Opioids at work: Ohio gets $8M to help stem epidemic’s impact on employees, employers

Opioids at work: Ohio gets $8M to help stem epidemic's impact on employees, employers

Everything Small Business Owners Need to Know About Drug Testing

How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce

How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce

Opioid addiction treatments are costing employers billions

Opioid addiction treatments are costing employers billions

Articles

How to Make Your Workplace Recovery-Friendly During the Holiday Season

Small Changes with Big Impact: Supporting Employees in Recovery

Key Insights on Oral Fluid Drug Testing

Did You Know? Canine Detection Teams Can Help Keep Your Workplace Drug-Free

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