by Bostec | Feb 26, 2020 | Alcohol testing, Drug Testing
Picture this: You’re giving a drug test to your employees, and you have a problem. One of your team members is trying to throw up roadblocks in the urine collection process. He’s been a great employee for a long time, and this behavior seems out of character for him.... 
by Bostec | Jan 31, 2020 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
“There is high potential for overdose from marijuana edibles.” Strong words. That quote is from a website produced by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration aimed at reaching out to youth with drug facts. Here’s the skinny on edibles, according to the site:... 
by Bostec | Dec 27, 2019 | Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
It happens. Some really good kids mess up their future career plans because they get high with friends on the weekend. They’re not bad kids, and they’re certainly not intending to cause long-term damage to their careers. However, weed can do that. Even though smoking... 
by Bostec | Nov 20, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Businesses need reliable data. Any decision that affects employee well-being, the bottom-line, customer satisfaction or a thousand other areas needs to be based on solid, reliable and trustworthy data. Decisions about drug and alcohol policies in the workplace are no... 
by Bostec | Oct 23, 2019 | Addiction, Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Managers and supervisors tend to watch for certain signs among their employees that can be evidence of drug use: a new pattern of being late to work, an increase in the number of mistakes, changes in attitude, etc. All of these are common signals that a team member... 
by Bostec | Sep 19, 2019 | Drug Facts, Teenage Drug Use
With a sixth death in the United States now having been attributed to vaping, concern is ramping ever higher about the dangers that e-cigarettes pose to health. (Also, it’s worth noting that traditional cigarettes still represent an enormous danger, but that’s a topic... 
by Bostec | Aug 21, 2019 | Teenage Drug Use
Your children are headed off to college! Congratulations. While the achievement of getting into and attending college is cause for grand celebration, many parents also feel a bit of worry over what might happen to their kids while they’re away — or what they might do.... 
by Bostec | Jul 17, 2019 | Drug Policies, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
The fact that recreational marijuana is legal in Washington state has been creating complicated hiring and staffing situations at local businesses. After all, while it’s perfectly legal for employees to smoke marijuana, businesses are understandably hesitant to hire... 
by Bostec | Jun 19, 2019 | Addiction, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
Quitting drugs or alcohol is hard. So hard, in fact, that it’s not unlikely that at some point you might slip up and indulge in drugs or alcohol again, no matter how much progress you’ve been making. A relapse is not a sign of failure, however. As long as you’re... 
by Bostec | May 22, 2019 | Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
A bloodshot look, maybe an unexpected stumble. Irritability at the water cooler. Perhaps a touch of aggression, too. If a coworker is exhibiting signs causing you to suspect that he or she is under the influence, your immediate next step should be to deal with it. But...