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Key Information About Hair Follicle Drug Testing

It is often called a hair follicle drug test but actually we don’t test the hair follicle, we cut head hair as close to the scalp as possible for the hair drug test. Leg hair, arm hair, beard hair and underarm hair are all options if there is not 1.5 inches of head hair available.

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Navigating the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Drug and Alcohol Program

The role of the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) within the Substance Abuse Professional Drug and Alcohol Program is to evaluate DOT-mandated safety-sensitive employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol regulation. Steps, that aim to rehabilitate and comply with regulations of safety-sensitive positions, include a violent occurrence, initial evaluation, treatment and education, follow-up evaluation, […]

Using Advanced Tech to Navigate the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse continues to have a significant impact on the trucking regulatory landscape. The rulemaking impacts all CDL drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles on public roads, as well as their employers and service agents. Effective Nov. 18, those rules will extend to state driver’s licensing agencies […]

More Workers are Testing Positive for Marijuana – and Cheating on Drug Screens

The number of workers cheating on drug screenings has been on the rise, right along with an increase in the number of positive tests for marijuana. Individuals have been found to replace urine specimens with someone else’s urine or synthetic samples found online and to submit invalid specimens, suggesting they have been mixed with an […]

Using Advanced Tech to Navigate the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has had a significant impact on the trucking regulatory landscape. According to Michael Precia, president and chief strategy officer at Fleetworthy Solutions, the first challenge is understanding what the Clearinghouse does and its wide impact on all CDL drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles […]

More Workers are Testing Positive for Marijuana – And Cheating on Drug Screens

The increase in marijuana legalization has brought with it a rise in U.S. workers testing positive for the substance. Specifically, marijuana positivity has increased 4.5% in 2023, up from 4.3% in 2022 and 3.1% in 2019, according to Quest Diagnostics. There has also been a significant rise in tampering with workplace drug tests through either […]

What is Fentanyl?

Typically used to treat patients with severe pain, fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Synthetic opioids are now the most common drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States. Fentanyl can be prescribed for use as a shot, patch, or […]

Reports of THC Exposure to US Poison Center Increased by 89%

A study that was published in Clinical Toxicology has shown that the number of cases related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) reported to the US Poison Control Center has increased by 89.1 percent between 2021 and 2022. For the study, researchers investigated the characteristics of exposures to delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol, as well as tetrahydrocannabinol-O acetate, […]

Gaize vs. Marijuana Breathalyzers

Similar to breathalyzer tests for alcohol, marijuana breathalyzer tests have hit the market, but there is one challenge that separates the two: THC doesn’t last very long on the breath. This type of test cannot pick up on impairment, either, so it is often pitched as a “recent use test,” which does not always mean […]

Congressional Committee Approves Defense Bill with Marijuana and Psychedelics Provisions for Military Service Members

A large-scale defense bill has been approved that includes a proposal to prohibit military branches from testing recruits for cannabis. The House Armed Services Committee passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which calls for an update from the Department of Defense (DOD) on the status of its psychedelics clinical trials that are being […]