As private employers modify drug
testing panels to account for recreational and synthetic drugs beyond those traditionally covered by the DOT panel, it will be important for them to select a panel with proper composition and cutoffs. Employers in the oil and gas industry recognized this need and have developed a panel with lower cutoffs that included synthetic cannabinoids to identify those employees who pose a risk to public safety through misuse of drugs in the workplace. These synthetic drugs are the new “normal” as they are extremely prevalent and difficult for the laboratory to detect when used by workplace employees.
References 1
David Kuntz. Synthetic Cannabinoids in the Workplace: Analysis of Three Years of Data. DATIA focus. Spring 2015 8(2):58–62.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Advisory. Spice, Bath Salts, and Behavioral Health. HHS Publication No (SMA)14- 4858. Fall 2014 Volume 13. Issue 2.
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B.C.Presley, S.A. Janse-Varnum, B.K. Logan. Analysis of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Botanical Material: A Review of Analytical Methods and Finding. Forensic Sci Rev 25:27. Pages 28–46 March 2013.
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S.M.R. Gurney, K.S. Scott, S.L. Kacinko, B.C. Presley, B.K. Logan. Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Adverse Effects of Synthetic Cannabinoid Drugs. Forensic Sci Rev 26:53 Pages 54–78. January 2014.
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http://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/indictment-dangerous- synthetic-drugs-were-key-16-million-sales
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David J. Kuntz. Synthetic Cannabinoids Prevalence in the Workplace: A Twelve-Month Evaluation by Clinical Reference Laboratory. DATIA focus. Winter 2013 6(1):18–22.
Dr. David Kuntz is the Executive Director for Analytical Toxicology at Clinical Reference Laboratory in Lenexa, KS. Dr. Kuntz is co- responsible for the SAMHSA laboratory and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) forensic drug testing Scientific Director. He holds a laboratory director license in a number of states and is an inspector for SAMHSA and CAP forensic programs. Dr. Kuntz is a Board Certified Toxicologist and is a national expert in urine adulteration and drug detection in urine, oral fluid, and sweat using GC/MS and LC/MS/MS. He has worked in workplace drug testing for the past 27 years and has testified extensively regarding drug use, interpretation, and adulteration of urine, oral fluid and sweat samples.
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