| Employers have been administering drug
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| | employees than obtaining a urine sample.
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| tests with increasing frequency in the
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| | Oral testing is also fast. Instead of
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| last 20 years or so, for a number of
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| | waiting 24 to 48 hours for results, an
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| reasons. These include safety,
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| | on-site drug test of this kind produces
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| trustworthiness with sensitive
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| | results in only about ten minutes. With
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| information, and health/ insurance costs.
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| | an accuracy rate of about 98%, many
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| Some privacy advocates have protested
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| | employers are turning to this quick and
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| these policies, especially when they
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| | cost-effective way to screen their
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| occur randomly rather than due to
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| | staff.Other employers prefer the
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| reasonable suspicion, but employers have
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| | continued use of urine samples. One
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| found the benefits to be
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| | product used for on-site urine testing is
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| substantial.Rather than send potential
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| | a urine dipstick. By collecting the urine
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| employees (or employees chosen for random
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| | sample in the provided cup, a human
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| testing) to a clinical laboratory, some
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| | resources officer can test the urine for
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| employers have begun performing their own
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| | the presence of drugs for up to eight
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| on-site drug testing. Benefits of on-site
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| | hours. These specially designed cups keep
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| drug testing include cost, convenience
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| | the urine at room temperature for several
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| and accuracy.The most commonly used
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| | hours, ensuring a fresh sample.Cost and
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| method in on-site drug testing is the
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| | convenience are also reasons for on-site
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| oral swab. Employers like this method
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| | drug testing. This may be especially
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| because it costs only about $1.00 for
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| | important to small businesses with
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| each test. This is a huge amount of
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| | limited resources. By eliminating
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| savings compared to urine or other lab
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| | potential drug abusers and saving on
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| tests. Additionally, obtaining a sample
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| | costs from testing, employers are finding
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| for testing via oral testing is
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| | on-site drug testing to be a pleasant
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| significantly less embarrassing for
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| | alternative to traditional means.
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