Archive for February, 2009
Drug and alcohol tests for driver’s
Drug and alcohol tests vary –testing is required for most driver’s license applicants and before a driver’s license renewal. Nevertheless, it depends on the state a driver resides in really. Some states have passed laws that empower the police to randomly test drivers for the presence of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol), commonly known as marijuana, and methamphetamines, [...]
All You Need To Know About Hair Follicle Drug Testing
Hair sample drug testing is a great way to detect whether or not a person has used drugs in the past 90 days. Whether in an office format or in the home, hair drug testing serves the purpose of answering questions about an individual’s drug use history. How Does Hair Follicle Drug Testing Work? Hair [...]
Important Points To Consider When It Comes To Drug Testing
For people who want to have a loved one undergo drug testing or for anyone who just wants to go through a drug testing, here are some highly important points to take note of when it comes to drug testing and substance abuse. It really is high time for people all across the United States, [...]
Drug Testing: A Workforce In Dilemma
When I began my working career, drug testing was not even a word combination. I had never been exposed to drugs beyond the point of alcoholic beverages, and then only on special occasions and holidays. To contemplate daily usage of some foreign substance was beyond my realm of possibilities. I was not alone. That was [...]
Tennis: Atp to Work With Itf on Drug Testing
Tennis has moved a significant step closer to having its entire drug testing programme under one umbrella with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the governing body, set to take over the Association of Tennis Professionals’ anti-doping regime at the start of next year. The ATP, the professional men’s authority, which is half owned by the [...]
Britney Spears Requests Less Drug Testing
The motion was reportedly filed Friday, October 26 during a hearing in her ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. According to papers released Tuesday Spears’ lawyer had filed the motion before, but Federline’s attorney shot the request down. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon called Spears a “habitual” drug user on September 17. [...]
Russian Ban on Body Parts Exports Hits Drug Testing Firm
The Russian government has cited fears of bioterrorism for a sudden decision to ban the export of body parts and human tissues, a move that has hit the drug testing industry. Shares in Asterand, which undertakes clinical trials for some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical groups, plummeted 22% yesterday, making it the biggest faller on [...]
R&A Delays Open Drug Testing
The dawn of a new era in golf seems destined to get off to a faltering start after it emerged today the R&A will delay the expected introduction of drug testing at this year’s Open Championship – a move that leave the sport’s governing body out of step with the game’s two biggest tours. Both [...]
Hairy Drug Test
Employers in the last decade found it hard to rely on drug testing to ensure that they are hiring employees that are free from banned substances. However, the adoption of more stringent rules and restrictions at drug test sites and laboratories have made it harder for drug users to cheat. The variation of drug testing [...]
Britney Spears: Periodic Drug Testing Ordered
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon called Spears a “habitual, frequent and continuous” user of alcohol and controlled substances. He ruled that Spears submit to twice-weekly random drug testing. Both Federline and Spears were told they may not indulge in alcohol or non-prescription controlled substances for at least 12 hours before being with their [...]