Monday, March 11, 2013

U.S. Job Seekers Test Positive For Drugs At Highest Rate Since 2007, Study Finds

Huffington Post
Job applicants are testing positively for drugs at rates not seen since 2007. According to data given exclusively to The Huffington Post by Quest Diagnostics, a medical lab research company, the rate of positive results for pre-employment urine screening increased by 5.7 percent since 2011. “Employers are having some difficulty finding employees who can pass their drug tests,” said Dr. Barry Sample, director of science and technology for Quest. Marijuana continues to be the drug most commonly used by American job seekers, according to Quest's data.