Drug Positivity Rates Of US Employees Subjected to Urine Drug Tests, by Worker Category

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According to Quest Analytics, the drug positivity rates for US employees subjected to urine drug tests are:
Federally Mandated Safety-Sensitive Workforce: 2.0%
General US Workforce: 4.9%
Combined US Workforce: 4.2%

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"Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™ Full year 2016 tables," Quest Diagnostics, Table 2, p. 2, last accessed Nov. 13, 2017.
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"Increases in Illicit Drugs, Including Cocaine, Drive Workforce Drug Positivity to Highest Rate in 12 Years, Quest Diagnostics Analysis Finds," Quest Diagnostics, May 16, 2017.
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"Workforce Drug Test Positivity Rate Increases for the First Time in 10 Years, Driven by Marijuana and Amphetamines, Find Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Indextm Analysis of Employment Drug Tests," Quest Diagnostics, September 11, 2014, last accessed March 6, 2015.
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Tags: 
positivity rates
drug testing
testing for drugs
urinalysis
urine tests
drug tests
urine drug testing
Subject: 
Drug Testing
Employee
Region: 
United States
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