Workplace Drug Testing Regulations Around the World

Workplace Drug Testing Regulations Around the World

Workplace drug testing in certain parts of the world can be a tricky business. From questions of privacy to social responsibility and the role and potential responsibility of employers and private enterprises. It is a subject that questions where the line should be...
Opiates or Opioids — What’s the difference?

Opiates or Opioids — What’s the difference?

The main difference is in how opiates and opioids are made. Opiates Opiates are chemical compounds that are extracted or refined from natural plant matter (poppy sap and fibers). Examples of opiates: Opium Morphine Codeine Heroin Opioids Opioids are chemical compounds...
Common Questions about Hair Testing

Common Questions about Hair Testing

Hair testing for drugs of abuse is the only drug testing method available that provides up to a 90-day drug use history. Hair testing requires a small sample of hair that is collected under direct supervision without any invasion of privacy. During a hair collection,...
Court-ordered Drug & Alcohol Testing

Court-ordered Drug & Alcohol Testing

Drug and alcohol use plays a significant role in Family Law cases. Types of Tests Suppose an allegation of drug and alcohol abuse is made in parenting proceedings. In that case, orders for testing need to be sought at the earliest opportunity to substantiate those...