by Admin | Apr 18, 2018 | Alcohol testing, Drug Testing
Bostec, Inc. is a Pacific Northwest company with local customers at the top of its mind. Lately, we’ve hearing about a lot of wolves at the gate, so to speak, who barrage companies with emails and phone calls whenever those companies apply for something related to...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2018 | Alcohol testing, Drug Testing, Uncategorized
One of our biggest goals at Bostec Inc. is to help companies manage the oft-dicey world of liability, safety and testing for drugs and alcohol in the workplace. With local and federal laws regularly in flux, it can be difficult for organizations to know just how to...
by Admin | Feb 21, 2018 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing
Marijuana might be legal in Washington state, but its use can nonetheless create complicated situations for people in search of a job. Companies subject to federal law — such as those employing truck drivers, refinery workers or pilots — naturally prohibit the use of...
by Admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Testing
New rules are now in place regarding federal Department of Transportation drug testing that have added the semi-synthetic opioids hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone to the screening list. You might know these as one of these common brand-name...
by Admin | Dec 21, 2017 | Addiction
Today. There is no better time to begin the process of kicking alcoholism. If you truly want to start the new year off on the right foot, make the choice today to get that ball rolling. The best place to start is to build up a support system that can surround you...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Alcohol testing, Drug Testing
Any workplace drug or alcohol testing program is only as good as the person who actually oversees the collection of specimens. If mistakes are made in the collection process, the entire test is likely to be voided. In addition to federal government standard testing...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2017 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
Marijuana, as you know, is legal for adults to purchase and consume in Washington state. Initiative 502, which was passed by voters in November 2012, legalized small amounts of marijuana for those 21 and older. Marijuana is not, however, legal at the federal level,...
by Admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Alcohol testing, Drug Facts, Drug Testing
There are a number of reasons that employers conduct employee drug tests. One is to reduce the likelihood of on-the-job accidents. Another is to protect employees in the event that an accident does occur. A third reason could be that tests are required by law;...
by Admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Alcohol testing, Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use
Among drugs and other substances that affect performance in the workplace, alcohol is easily the most common. In the U.S., roughly 1 in 13 adults (nearly 14 million people total) are alcoholics or alcohol abusers, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...
by Admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Alcohol testing, Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
Drugs. Simultaneously insidious and (especially for young minds) tantalizing, they weasel their way into homes via peer pressure, rebellion, depression and so many other factors. There can be a number of reasons why teenagers might use drugs, and none of them means...
