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EDITORIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
DR. NEHA BADHEKA Vertical Screen
LORI BAUSKE Chem Chek, Inc.
PATTI DOUD Marathon Petroleum Company
CHRISTY HAVERFIELD Freeman OccuMed
BRENDA LACHANCE Work Partners Occupational Health
DEBORAH MOTIKA Drugscan, Alvernia University, Berks County Coroners Office
MELISSA NAHKUNST Info Cubic Background Checks
ALYSSA SLADE Chem Chek, Inc.
ELAINE TAULE NMS Management Services, Inc.
ANTHONY WASHINGTON Leon County Drug & Alcohol Testing Division
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DR. NEHA BADHEKA Vertical Screen
KELLY DOBBINS Mid-South Drug Testing, Inc.
ANGELA MOORE eScreen
CHANDRA SPRING-DEWALD Susquehanna Health
ANTHONY WASHINGTON Leon County Drug & Alcohol Testing Division
index of advertisers 13
Abbott 800.340.4029 /
https://www.abbott.com/ 19 IFC 17 27 31 45
Bluing Products 620.669.8800 /
https://www.pipelinetesting.com/
Clinical Reference Laboratory 800.445.6917 /
www.crlcorp.com
DNA Solutions 405.271.6033 /
www.dnasolutionsusa.com
EMSI 214.689.3600 /
www.emsinet.com
FormFox, Inc.
877.FRM-FOX-1 /
www.formfox.com
GO2 Lab Media 877.822.4333 /
www.go2labmedia.com
21 15 43 37
Immunalysis 909.482.0840 /
www.immunalysis.com
Intoximeters, Inc 314.429.4000 /
workplacealcoholtesting.com
McGriff Life and Health Insurance 800.356.9804 /
www.mcgriffinsurance.com
OraSure Technologies, Inc. 800.869.3538 /
www.chooseintercept.com
BC Quest Diagnostics 800.877.7484 /
EmployerSolutions.com
11, 35 SCITECK 800.749.4537 /
www.sciteck.org/ 55
United States Drug Testing Laboratories 800.235.2367 /
www.USDTL.com
contents spring 2019 • Vol. 12 Issue 2 cover
8 Drug Use in America Climbs in Customer-Facing Industries By R. H. Barry Sample, PhD, Quest Diagnostics
features
22 The Cornerstone of a Drug-Free Workplace By Brian Feeley, OraSure Technologies
28 Profits and Post-Hire Testing
for Employers and Providers By Nina M. French, Current Consulting Group
departments
4 Letter from the Board of Directors
12 Member Matters 12 New Member Profile 14 Best Practices
18 Business Sense 36 Focus on Alcohol Testing 38 Trends in Drug Use 42 Washington Report
42 New Member Listing
44 State Drug Testing Law 101
46 Marketing Buzz 48 Compliance Corner
52 Marijuana Law Updates
32 Dates in Your Calendar Are
Closer Than They Appear By Lee Silber
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