DATIA LEADERSHIP Phil Dubois, Chairman DrugScan, Inc.
Sherri Vogler, Chairman-Elect Houston Medical Testing Services
Andrew Powell, Treasurer Nursing Corps, Inc.
Scott Taillie, Secretary Alere Toxicology
Neil Fortner, Past Chairman Avee Laboratories
Jim Bentley
Lynn Carr FirstLab
Daniel DiThomas i3screen
Melissa DiThomas First Advantage
Brian Drew Nationwide Medical Review
Kirk Hardy The International Drug Detection Agency Ltd.
Patricio Labatut Global Partners Ltda.
Shannon Lalley FTS International
Robert McCormick Quest Diagnostics
Jo McGuire
Of Substance Media Lisa Morrison
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30 Background Screening Your Employees and Protecting
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Joe Reilly Joe Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Lisa Ruehle Workplace Drug Testing Consultant
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4 Letter from the Chairman
6 Letter from the Executive Director
16 New Member Profiles 18 Best Practices 24 Business Sense
26 Trends in Drug Use 38 Washington Report 40 Getting to Know 42 Spotlight On 48 Ask Alice 50 DATIA in Motion
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56 Marijuana Law Updates
60 Name that Drug 62 New Member Listing
44 Product Strategy: Balancing
Your Product Portfolio By Nina French, Current Consulting Group
52 Current Drug Trends to Avoid In Workplace & Court-Mandated
Drug Testing By Keith Graves, Graves & Associates, LLC
General Genetics Corporation
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8 Assessing Drug Use Trends in the United States By Barry Sample, PhD, Quest Diagnostics
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OraSure Technologies, Inc. 800.869.3538 /
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PAS Systems, International 800.660.7643 /
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33, BC Quest Diagnostics 877.241.0150 /
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41 SCITECK 800.749.4537 /
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