Around 67 million people in the United States reported binge drinking in the past month and 28 million people were current users of illegal drugs or misused prescription medications. Alcohol and other drugs affect impulse control, motor function, reflexes, judgment, and decision making. Drugs were present in 43% of the fatally-injured drivers.

Positive employment drug testing rate increasing each year with 2.3% national average. Some states keep leading position in positive drug tests.

• Alaska: 1.6% increase in positive drug tests
• California: 2.5% increase in positive drug tests
• Colorado: 3% increase in positive drug tests
• Maine: 5% increase in positive drug tests
• Massachusetts: 3.3% increase in positive drug tests
• Michigan: 3.3% increase in positive drug tests
• Nevada: 4% increase in positive drug tests
• Oregon: 4.3% increase in positive drug tests
• Vermont: 3.7% increase in positive drug tests
• Washington: 2.4% increase in positive drug tests.

When it comes to post-accident drug testing positive rate for drug test results even higher. In the federally mandated safety-sensitive workforce drug testing such DOT (Department of Transportation) drug testing positive drug test results for urine drug testing raised more than 51% from 2017 to 2018, and increased for almost 81% between years 2014 and 2018. Most of the DOT regulated workers tested positive for opiates in 2018.

Workplace accidents are often related to substance use.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence shares that alcohol has the following effects on workplace safety:

Workers with alcohol problems were 2.7 times more likely than workers without drinking problems to have injury-related absences
A hospital emergency department study showed that 35 percent of patients with an occupational injury were at-risk drinkers
Breathalyzer tests detected alcohol in 16% of emergency room patients injured at work
Analyses of workplace fatalities showed that at least 11% of the victims had been drinking

Drugs and alcohol cause workers to be less aware. They cause them to be less concerned for their and others’ safety. Drugs and alcohol slow reaction time. They put coworkers and careers at risk.

For all these reasons many employers implement drug-free workplace programs.

Veritas Lab is a leader in drug and alcohol testing industry and the number one choice for employee drug testing programs.

For DOT regulated businesses we offer the umbrella coverage for your drug and alcohol testing compliance. Department of Transportation strictly regulates companies whose employees perform safety sensitive functions (truck drivers, pilots, marine employees etc.) Not only are DOT-regulated businesses required to perform pre-employment DOT urine drug tests, but are also required to implement random drug and alcohol random tests, perform time-sensitive testing in case of an accident or reasonable suspicion, complete supervisor training on drug and alcohol testing policies and protocols, and many more. DOT drug and alcohol policies stipulated in 49 CFR Part 40 are complex, and could be confusing to those who never dealt with them before. We strongly advise you to call our customer service number for a free consultation, so we can learn more about your business so that we can accurately advise you on the steps you need to take to become DOT compliant. If you decide to trust our company with your DOT drug and alcohol testing needs, you’ll be assigned to a personal, dedicated DOT compliance manager who will be your direct point of contact throughout the process. You will need to provide us with information about your workers who perform safety-sensitive functions so we can send them for DOT pre-employment drug test and add them to our DOT Random Pool or Random Pool Consortium (depending how many DOT-regulated employees you have). We will issue you a Random Pool Certificate which you must have on file. Your DOT Random Pool Certificate for the calendar year will be issued the same day you sign up for our services. If you sign up for the complete DOT drug and alcohol testing compliance package we’ll provide you with DOT supervisor training as well as 24/7 national post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug testing coverage. If an accident happens to your driver or sailor when they are on the job, it could be difficult to find a place to submit mandated DOT post-accident urine drug and breathe alcohol tests (BAT). Especially if an accident happens in a rural area, after hours or on the holiday. Remember, that you have only 8 hours after accident to report for a testing. Veritas Lab has 24/7 emergency DOT line where you always can find help from the drug and alcohol testing experts. Our network consists of over five thousand clinics in all 50 states, as well as over 400 DOT certified mobile collectors covering mobile collection from coast to coast and from the Canadian to Mexican borders. We proudly proclaim that our DOT mobile collectors will be able to arrive anywhere in the US in as little as 2 hours. This is best drug testing short notice ETA in industry.

Veritas Lab provides 5 Panel Urine Drug Test, 9 Panel Urine Drug Test, 10 Panel Urine Drug Test, 12 Panel Urine Drug Test, DOT Urine Drug Test for pre-employment, random, post-accident and reasonable suspicion reasons.

Call us at 888-398-0059 for more information.

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