by Admin | 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 Admin | 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 Admin | 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 Admin | 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 Admin | 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...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing
Almost half of all traffic fatalities in Washington state involve at least one driver who was impaired due to alcohol and/or drugs. This according to a 2018 report from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, which also tabs impairment as the top contributing factor...
