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Ohio law says all companies that bid or work on state construction jobs must have drug-free workplace programs — no matter how few or how many employees they have. This applies to contractors and all levels of subcontractors who want to work a State of Ohio construction project or who want to bid on and eventually provide labor services and/or supervise workers on state construction sites.

The courts and the public are holding American employers responsible for the behavior of their substance-using employees. Not only do alcohol and other drugs affect profitability of companies, they also affect the health, safety and productivity of workers.

Productivity	Substance users are 33 percent to 50 percent less productive.
Absenteeism	Users are absent an average of three weeks or more per year and are tardy three times more often than non-users.
Accidents	Users are three to four times more likely to have an accident on the job and five times more likely to file a workers’ compensation claim.
Medical claims	Substance users file 300 percent to 400 percent more costly medical claims.
Employee theft	An estimated 50 percent to 80 percent of all pilferage, theft and loss is due to substance-using employees.

Drug Testing Procedure: When an employer requests a drug test from an employee the employee is instructed to go to a collection site such as ANY LAB TEST NOW®. There, the employee’s urine is collected in a specially designed secure cup and sealed with a tamper resistant tape. The cup is then sent by express delivery service to a testing laboratory where it will be tested for several drugs. The first step at the testing site is to split the urine into two aliquots. One aliquot is first screened for drugs using an analyzer that performs immunoassay as the initial screen. If the urine screen is positive then another aliquot of the sample is used to confirm the findings by gas chromatography - mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) methodology. All test results are relayed to an MRO (Medical Review Office) where a medical physician reviews the results. If the result of the screen is negative, the MRO informs the employer that the employee is clean and has no detectable drug in the urine.

if the result is positive: However, if the test result of the immunoassay and GC-MS are positive, the MRO contacts the employee and tries to determine if there is any legitimate reason for the employee to have a positive result such as a medical treatment or prescription. However, this is problematic for several reasons. First, most employees are not chemists, and are not aware of which substances which might create a false positive test result. Without such knowledge, they may not mention them, leading to the incorrect reporting of a positive result. Furthermore, non-drug users whose results are reported as positive will have no explanation for the error, and will therefore be reported as drug users. Conversely, drug users may understand that they will only be called if the result is positive, and therefore will tell the MRO that they have been cooking with hemp oil, drinking coca tea, or other plausible explanation for the result. If the MRO determines that the positive result may be due to drug use, the MRO then informs the employer of the positive result. Statistics show that about 5% of the urine samples tested in the U.S. turn out positive for drugs.

Urine Drug Screen	ANY LAB TEST NOW® sends all non negative quick screen tests to lab for confirmation at no cost to employer. Elder Care Workers Drug Testing: ANY LAB TEST NOW® offers complete testing for elder care professionals. Because elder care workers have access to their patient’s prescription drugs, there is potential of drug abuse as well as the liability to you and your company. ANY LAB TEST NOW® has developed a comprehensive Elder Care Profile that tests for common street drugs as well as prescription drugs that could go undetected in conventional testing. Call today to schedule a free consultation to have the testing needs of your company evaluated. Painkiller abuse can be dangerous, even deadly, with too high a dose or when taken with other drugs, like alcohol. Short-term effects of painkiller abuse may include lack of energy, inability to concentrate, nausea and vomiting, and apathy. Significant doses of painkillers can cause breathing problems. When abused, painkillers can be addictive. Pre-employment Drug screening Suspicion Drug Screening Random Drug Screening Post-Incident Drug Testing DOT Drug Screening MRO Services (MRO stands for medical review officer. We separate ourselves from our competitors by including the MRO service for no additional cost. A test that is not MRO certified will probably not hold up in court.)   ANY LAB TEST NOW® is using 10 Panel and 11 Panel Drug Screen kits. Both kits are capable to catch common adulterations. Our personnel is trained for random screening as well as for DOT procedures.
Hair Follicle Drug Screen	While some drug metabolites are not detectable in urine for long periods of time, they can remain embedded in the shaft of hair for months. 48 hr results, no adulterations possible, court admissible. There is a big advantage of hair testing for employment drug screening compared to Urine Drug Screening. Person may stop using drugs for 3 days to 2 weeks prior to applying for a job. With urine drug testing, there is a good chance that the applicant will test negative and then start using again once they are hired in. There is also the chance of adultering the specimen with Urine Drug Testing. Our Urine Drug Tests detect the most available adulterants however a new adulterant hits the market almost each day.
Saliva Drug Screen	Simultaneously tests for 6 different drug families Eliminates the need for special collection facilities – Can be used anywhere at anytime Virtually impossible to adulterate Results in minutes
Breath Alcohol Testing	Although the U.S. Department of Transportation has mandated random employee alcohol testing for industries regulated by them since 1994, increasingly other businesses and public agencies are setting up their own drug and alcohol testing policies. Most often, they choose to adopt proven D.O.T. protocols for this testing. The D.O.T. protocol for alcohol testing is the most advanced and clearly defined in the world, and is both effective and fair to the worker. It has become a model for all businesses in the U.S. and for International entities who are seeking to establish their own regulations. Because of the seriousness of this testing and to ensure that employee alcohol testing is conducted properly and results in valid tests, testing and certifications are required. The individual administering the tests must become a certified Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT), which requires the completion of a DOT-specified course. As part of this certification, the applicant must be trained and demonstrate proficiency on the Evidential Breath Tester (EBT) being used. All ANY LAB TEST NOW® Cleveland employees are trained and certified Breath Alcohol Testing
Flu Shots	Best defense against absenteeism and against presenteeism. No more NO Show, No more spreading the Flu at work. ANY LAB TEST NOW® can come to your company for your private Flu Clinic.
BCI&I Web Check™ Fingerprinting	ANY LAB TEST NOW® in Cleveland is a fingerprint collection agency for BCI&I. We are using State approved latest technology and equipment with a smile on our face.
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Heavy Metal Panel	For testing Lead, Mercury, Zinc and Copper levels in employees blood
Strength Cardio Test	A comprehensive body strength repost prepared by our Nurse for employers to asses employees.
Basic Check-Up	CBC, Cholesterol with LDL/HDL, UA, TSH and other tests to know what's inside.
Payment Options	We can design a payment option to fit your companies needs. During this down economy we are noticing a new trend where employees pay for a portion or all of the cost of their drug screening.
Special Corporate Account Services	- 24 Hrs Service available for corporate accounts. - Drug Screen Program verification seal for our corporate customers. - Discounted corporate pricing valid nationwide - ANY LAB TEST NOW® has locations nationwide. We have convenient office hours and relationships can be created to provide on-site service 24/7. - Payment Options - Voucher System - One stop shopping (All you employment screening in one place: Drug Testing, Finger printing, Breath Alcohol Testing)

Pre-employment drug testing	This is by far the most common type of drug test used by businesses, however, it is also the least effective. It is considered to be an "intelligence test" by drug testing professionals. It has the advantage of being inexpensive, since only one test per employee needs to be paid for by the company. However, since most pre-employment drug testing is urine-based and subject to sample adulteration or substitution.
Random drug testing	Random drug testing is the most effective format. In the USA, random drug testing is used by a growing number of corporations, drug rehab centers, prisons, the military, police and fire departments, government agencies, and more recently, schools. Currently, this method is used in 23 of the 50 United States. It may also be used on teens by their parents, or mandated to be performed at school. The objective of a random drug test is deterrence, as the threat of detection is much higher versus other testing methods. Various random selection methods are used, ranging from drawing names out of a hat to using random number generators. The goal of random testing is to discourage drug use among employees, inmates, or students by not telling anyone who or when or where they are to be tested in advance. In addition, random testing is more likely to catch cannabis users, since THC metabolites are fat soluble and have a longer duration in the body than those of many other drugs. Because of this, it can indirectly encourage the use of much more dangerous and harmful drugs that are excreted from the body faster.
Post-incident drug testing	Post-incident drug testing is a less commonly administered test compared to the other two, but the financial ramifications of not testing employees after an accident (or other incident) on the job makes this test worthwhile for most businesses. The point of this test is not necessarily to cause the employee to lose his or her job, but rather to protect the company from liability in the event that the individual is under the influence at the time of the accident. DUI testing would also fall into this category.

MRO qualifications require that the MRO is licensed as a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) in any one state. The MRO must have knowledge of substance abuse disorders, plus clinical experience. The MRO must pass a certification test by a nationally recognized MRO certification board (e.g., ASAM, MROCC, AAMRO and complete a mandated training curriculum. MROs do not work for the laboratory nor do they have a financial relationship with the laboratory. ANY LAB TEST NOW® maintains this independent relationship with the MRO in all of its operations. 

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