Prescription Drug Misuse Declines in U.S.
A new study by one of the nation’s largest drug screening companies suggests that the misuse of opioid pain medicines and other prescription drugs may…
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Drug Use by American Workers Declines
Drug use among American workers has declined dramatically over the last 25 years, although the rate of positive test results for opiates and some other…
Cost of Drug Testing Soars
A new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) documents an astonishing increase in the number and cost of drug screening tests. Insurance companies…
Study Finds Boomers and Elderly Patients Misusing Painkillers
A new study by one of the nation’s largest drug screening laboratories has found that nearly a third of chronic pain patients aged 50 or…
Industry Funded Study Promotes More Drug Testing
Nearly two out of three patients who take a urine drug test are misusing their prescription medications, according to a new study by one of…
Millennium Laboratories Sues Ameritox for Libel
Drug screening is a growth industry in the United States. And so are the lawsuits and countersuits being filed by some of the nation’s drug…
Kickbacks and Other Abuses “Rampant” in Drug Testing Industry
A multimillion dollar settlement paid by a Massachusetts drug test laboratory for an illegal kickback scheme is the latest chapter in an industry bedeviled by…