by Bostec | May 19, 2022 | Addiction, Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
Teenagers are dying from drug overdoses in greater numbers than ever before. From 2019 to 2020, the overdose mortality rate for youth nearly doubled, and it’s up even more in 2021. However, teen drug use has not risen. So what’s the problem? Fentanyl. What is...
by Bostec | Apr 29, 2022 | Alcohol testing, Training
To help keep people safe on the road, federal Department of Transportation rules require that employers in certain industries — aviation, trucking, railroad, transit, pipeline and maritime, for example — participate in breath alcohol testing programs. These programs...
by Bostec | Mar 25, 2022 | Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, considers there to be five elements that are important components of any drug-free workplace. Bostec works with companies throughout...
by Bostec | Feb 22, 2022 | Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
The federal government has a vested interest in making sure that nobody operating large commercial vehicles on U.S. roadways is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. To that end, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of...
by Bostec | Jan 26, 2022 | Company News, Drug Testing, Testimonial
As a service company, Bostec’s primary aim is to help other businesses. We do that by taking a complicated aspect of the workplace — drug policies and testing — and making it simple. That frees up business leaders to focus on their core strengths. Companies can focus...
