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Tapping its massive sample of over 10 million employee drug tests across the country, Quest Diagnostics said it's identified the industries in which the most workers test positive for drugs.

Palm Harbor, one of WhiteSands’ drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Palm Harbor, FL, is happy to offer its services to patients with addiction problems. The company helps those with drug and alcohol addiction issues to get help and back on the road to recovery. Drug addiction is increasing according to Quest Diagnostics, one of the nation’s leading providers of employee drug testing when they reported that in September of 2015 the percentage of employees testing positive for drugs had reached a 10-year high.

These days, cannabidiol, or CBD, which is the non-inebriating compound in marijuana, is being used for pain, anxiety, and as a sleep aid. Also, the FDA recently approved its use for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome, which are severe forms of epilepsy. At Quest Diagnostics, one of the biggest drug testing companies in the United States, they don’t offer testing for CBD and it’s not part of any employer drug testing program, says Barry Sample, director of science and technology for employer solutions at the company. Even people who are being drug tested for the DEA are not tested for CBD; in fact, federal employees can only be drug tested for certain predetermined compounds, and CBD isn’t one of them.

Aetna, a CVS Health business, and Ascension have joined the pilot project applying blockchain technology to improve data quality and reduce administrative costs associated with changes to health care provider demographic data. Humana, MultiPlan, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealth Groups Optum and UnitedHealthcare announced the launch of the Synaptic Health Alliance pilot project in April.

Protocol Testing is certified to perform individual, forensic and federally regulated drug and alcohol testing in their offices or at a place of business. Protocol performs urine, hair, nail, and alcohol testing (EtG and Breath) for: pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return to duty, follow-up, court ordered, students, probation and workers comp. We are also certified for Paternal DNA Testing. Rick told the group they use a variety of labs used for analysis which include Quest, Labcorp, Expertox, and USDTL.