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Ask us how to receive free trainings for your workplace!
9/10/2012 - We are offering free trainings for your employees. Call us at 717-232-0300 and ask us how to receive the trainings for free. MORE

'Bath salts' ban in US aimed at legal drugs linked to violent behaviour
7/26/2012 - WASHINGTON - People are inventing so many new, legal ways to get high that U.S. lawmakers can't seem to keep up. MORE

How Prevalent is Drug Use in the Workplace?
7/26/2012 - Substance abuse in the workplace is not a new development and has been around for decades. However, with the increase in drug availability, and shocking statistics being released each year, employers are starting to notice that drug use is a real problem. They are also beginning to ask themselves, “How prevalent is drug use in the workplace?” The statistics may surprise you, and the cost to a business can be monumental. MORE

National Take Back Day
4/28/2012 - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, to be held on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MORE

Training Program for DOT Supervisors Available
2/14/2012 - Drug-Free WorkPlace Solutions now offers a comprehensive eight-module online learning program specifically designed for supervisors in DOT-regulated companies. MORE

Thwarting Drug Test Cheaters
1/4/2011 - Employers who drug test their applicants and employees depend on the results of these tests to help ensure safer, more productive, drug free workplaces. With this in mind, employers must do everything possible to prevent drug-abusing workers and job applicants from successfully altering test results and thus undermining the benefits of their drug testing program. MORE

DOT Publishes 2011 Drug & Alcohol Random Testing Rates
12/15/2010 - The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (“ODAPC”) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) released the minimum random drug- and alcohol-testing rates for calendar year 2011. MORE

U.S. Worker Use of Prescription Opiates Climbing, Shows Quest Diagnostics
12/1/2010 - More American workers and job applicants are testing positive for prescription opiates, according to U.S. general workforce data in the 2009 annual Drug Testing Index™ (DTI) released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services. Results from more than 5.5 million urine drug tests reveal an 18 percent jump in opiate positives in the general U.S. workforce in a single year (2008 to 2009), and a more than 40 percent climb from 2005 to 2009. MORE

Solutions Magazine Features Drug-Free Workplace Success Stories
11/22/2010 - Learn how innovative employers are building drug-free workplaces. MORE

A Reminder About DOT’s Final Rule
9/17/2010 - On August 16, 2010, DOT published a final rule which will be effective October 1, 2010. MORE