Just Say No – 3 Companies Benefit From Drug Screening Programs

Turning away employees who don’t pass a drug test means fewer workplace injuries and a healthier work environment. How well do you really know the people who are operating your equipment? Do you know what the foreman did before he clocked in for work today? How about your secretary? Do you know how this valuable … Read more

Drug Testing A Given At CBC

More students at Christian Brothers College High School are saying no to drugs these days and the 161-year-old Town and Country school know that for sure. It’s celebrating five years of annual mandatory drug testing for all students. Jane Eschmann is the school’s assistant principal and administrator of the program at the college prep school. … Read more

Hair Testing — Is It Right for Your Company?

Did you know that an astounding 75% of drug users are employed? Realizing the costs associated with drug use among workers, government studies as far back as the early 1990s estimated that employing a drug user costs an average of $7,000-$10,000 per year. If these studies were done today, the average costs would likely be … Read more

Teen Substance Abuse at Epidemic Levels

Substance abuse — a growing epidemic among teens — has been dubbed America’s No. 1 public health problem by a recent study, leaving some parents wondering how to help their children. “Teens users are at significantly high risk of developing an addictive disorder, and the physical toll is bigger on their developing system,” according to … Read more

Expanded ADA Disabilities Coverage May Affect Drug Testing

We all anticipated that the Ameri­­cans with Disabilities Act Amend­­ments Act (ADAAA) would make it easier for certain medical conditions to qualify as protected disabilities. That was, after all, the point of the law. Earlier this year, the EEOC provided an example of just how well the ADAAA may do that. It issued an in­­formal … Read more

Teens Drinking Bleach To Pass (Urine) Drug ests

People will go to great lengths to pass a drug test, but the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says there is a popular trend among young people who try to beat these tests and it could kill you. Some have been ingesting bleach. Not everyone scours the web for a drug test solution. Mahoney said some … Read more

Psychemedics Awarded ISO/IEC 17025 International Accreditation

Worldwide Leader in Hair Testing For Drugs of Abuse Recognized Internationally For Highest Quality Laboratory Standards ACTON, Mass., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation, hair testing for drugs of abuse pioneer and leader for 25 years, announced today that its laboratory has received international accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) for a broad spectrum of laboratory testing … Read more

Psychemedics Corporation Announces Third Quarter Profits

Acton, Massachusetts, November 3, 2011 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD) today announced third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2011. The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share payable to shareholders of record as of November 17, 2011 to be paid on December 1, 2011. This will be the Company’s … Read more

Concerns Grow With More Workers Impaired By Prescription Drugs

When Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc. started an opioid drug testing program last year, the firm gained a tool to help its 400 workers avoid accidents. Mat Guerrero, safety manager for the Salt Lake City company, said Jacobsen has long conducted employee drug tests. But with opioid use on the rise among construction workers in the … Read more