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Important Things to Know to Help You Overcome Addiction

If you’ve identified that you have a problem with drug or alcohol abuse, made a decision to do something about it, and made a solid, specific plan of recovery, congratulations - you’ve put yourself on the path. Honestly, both to others and to yourself, is crucial at this moment. It’s important to be honest about the process as well, which means that you know this: putting yourself on the path to recovery, though brave and commendable, does not mean your work is over. It’s called a path to recovery for a reason - you must walk down it and avoid the pitfalls that arise along the way. Now that you’re on the path, here are some helpful things to know as you begin. Identify, familiarize yourself, and prepare for you triggers Throughout your journey to recovery, it’s likely you’ll face many triggers, or circumstances that tempt one into relapse. Triggers are a normal part of recovery, but it helps to identify your specific triggers and make a plan for how to tackle them. “Everyone is...

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Mississippi

Mississippi Drug Screening & Alcohol Testing Drug or alcohol use in your business can quickly tarnish your reputation and even put employees or customers at risk. Enacting preventative policies and making policies fair and transparent does not need to be difficult or uncomfortable. Our experts can help you craft policies that keep everyone safe and provide drug and alcohol testing services to follow through with each policy. To make internal testing and prevention easier, we also provide education and training, showing supervisors how to conduct proper testing and maintain proper records. When customers’ or the public’s welfare is at stake, it is important to make sure everyone on your team is ready to work. The Department of Transportation requires that transportation operators like pilots, bus drivers, train drivers, subway technicians and others undergo drug and alcohol screening. DOT testing and record-keeping procedures are detailed and we can help you manage these tests to...

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Arkansas

Drug & Alcohol Testing and Screening in Arkansas From businesses to schools to non-profits, a drug-free environment is essential. Use of drugs and alcohol will ruin an organization’s reputation and also put workers and visitors at risk. Testing for drugs and alcohol does not have to be complicated, inconvenient or uncomfortable. DATCS provides testing services throughout Arkansas to make drug screening easy, custom policy development to make testing procedures transparent, and training and education so regulatory compliance is not a hassle. Many businesses are required by law to regularly test employees, such as law enforcement, public transportation operators, federal employees, while other businesses and organizations test employees to uphold the business’s quality and reputation. The best way to prevent drug- or alcohol-related accidents, mishaps or misbehaviors is to enact preventative policies right away. Testing employees before they are hired will make sure they enter the...

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Oklahoma

Alcohol and Drug Testing Services in Oklahoma For a business, school, non-profit or any organization to be successful, every employee, volunteer or participant must be able to perform his or her job correctly. Drugs and alcohol can make it difficult or impossible for a member of the organization to perform their job, and this can also endanger other workers, customers, volunteers, students and even members of the public. DATCS provides testing and screening services, drug and alcohol policy development, training, education and other services in Oklahoma to prevent drugs and alcohol from effecting your organization. We make drug and alcohol screening easy with convenient, local testing facilities available throughout Oklahoma. We also provide training and education services, including online training, to help supervisors, technicians and collectors properly obtain samples, recognize suspicious behavior, maintain accurate testing records and conduct testing according to DOT standards...

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New Mexico

Drug and Alcohol Testing - Background Checks in New Mexico Testing for drugs and alcohol helps make businesses safer, more efficient and more productive. Testing may occur before an employee is hired, while regular or randomized screening may be conducted to ensure continuing compliance, and screening may be required after an incident occurs. Whatever type of drug or alcohol screening or policies your business or organization uses, DATCS can help. With efficient, code-compliant, convenient testing centers in New Mexico, employees can quickly and easily undergo drug screening without disrupting their lives or their jobs. DATCS also helps organizations make and maintain policies which deter drug and alcohol use, uphold DOT compliance, and guard against liabilities. Use of drugs or alcohol in the workplace exposes businesses to a wide array of risks and presents serious threats to workers, managers and customers. Background checks, preventative policies and drug and alcohol screening...

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Bossier City LA

Background Screening - Drug & Alcohol Testing in Bossier City For a business to maintain a positive reputation and earn customers’ trust, employees and managers must be ready and able to do their jobs. DATCS provides drug and alcohol testing services, training and education, and policy development to make a safe, effective work environment for everyone. With local testing centers in Bossier City, LA, you can conduct random testing, pre-employment testing and other drug and alcohol screening services without inconveniencing employees or taking time away from work. DATCS provides testing services to screen for a wide array of drugs that can impair an employee’s abilities, including cocaine, amphetamines, PCP, heroine, morphine, codeine, marijuana and alcohol. These screening services may include tests required by law, such as DOT compliance testing for safety-sensitive employees like bus drivers, pilots and other transportation operators, as well as regular testing services for...

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Louisiana

Drug & Alcohol Compliance Testing in Louisiana Employees and managers are the face of your company, helping customers, performing the daily tasks of the business, and ensuring the business’s success each day. The effects of drugs or alcohol can quickly endanger employees, customers and the business itself, making customers lose trust in the company and creating costly liabilities. DATCS prevents these dangerous substances from effecting your business, school, non-profit or other agency with complete drug and alcohol screening, policy development, training and more in Louisiana. Preventative measures are the best protection for your business, your employees and your customers. Enacting preventative procedures like random drug screening, background checks, and motor vehicle report checks, along with clear, straight-forward drug prevention policies that make workplace conduct clear all work to make a safe workplace. DATCS provides testing and collection centers across Louisiana to...

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Wichita Falls TX

DNA, Drug & Alcohol Testing in Wichita Falls, TX Drugs and alcohol pose significant risks by themselves, but the effects can be disastrous when combined with the workplace. Drugs like opiates, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, alcohol and others can seriously impair an employee’s reaction times, depth perception and their judgement, resulting in mistakes, negative behaviors and even potentially fatal accidents. DATCS works to prevent the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol on the job with comprehensive drug and alcohol testing, DOT compliance services, auditing, record-keeping, policy development and more. DATCS works with businesses, schools, non-profits and individuals all over Texas, including Wichita Falls, TX, to make testing and prevention simple, easy and convenient. The Department of Transportation (DOT) puts strict rules in place to ensure that transportation companies, including air, rail, water and road, maintain drug- and alcohol-free workplaces. Workers who are...

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Tyler TX

DNA, Drug & Alcohol Testing in Wichita Falls, TX DATCS provides drug and alcohol testing, DOT compliance services, training and education for supervisors, drug and alcohol policy customization and auditing, and more in Tyler, TX. DATCS makes it easy to keep your business, employees and customers safe from the risks of drugs and alcohol. Whether your business is required by law to regularly test employees or you simply want to ensure the quality and safety in your business, DATCS can help you maintain a drug-free workplace. We also work with schools, non-profits and other organizations across the state and across the country. Drug and alcohol testing provides preventative measures to protect your organization from the effects of drugs and alcohol before it becomes a problem, and also provides reactive measures to solve drug and alcohol concerns. The best way to prevent drugs and alcohol from affecting your business and hurting your workforce and customers is to put clear,...

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Longview TX

Drug & Alcohol Testing in Longview TX Employees are the heart of every business and keeping customers safe, keeping their trust and maintaining a high performance level depends on your employees. If employees cannot perform their duties properly, it endangers the business and it endangers customers. DATCS helps maintain a drug- and alcohol-free workplace, so employees can perform their duties properly. Drug testing, helps to prevent drugs and alcohol from hindering employees and also keeps the workplace safe by providing measures to remove employees that are abusing drugs or alcohol. Testing and collection sites throughout Texas, including Longview, TX, make it easy and convenient to test employees, while policies, DOT supervisor training, background checks and other services can be tailored to suit your needs. Drug and alcohol testing may be administered at random at any time; it may be required before an employee can start work, or it may be administered if an employee exhibits...

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Texas

Drug & Alcohol Testing Services in Texas A drug- and alcohol-free environment makes workplaces more effective, more efficient and safer for customers and employees. DATCS, Drug and Alcohol Testing Compliance Services, provides complete drug and alcohol testing, training and education, background checks, DOT compliance services and more to help maintain the safety and efficacy of all workplaces, schools, charities and other organizations. With testing and collection sites located across Texas, DATCS works with businesses and organizations across the state to quickly and easily test employees without inconveniencing them or the business. Use of drugs and alcohol can create serious impairment and prevent employees from doing their jobs properly, and it can even endanger the lives of customers. Drug and alcohol testing, training and education, and DOT compliance removes these risks from your workplace, shows employees how important a drug-free environment is, and keeps everyone safe....

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Drug Overdose during the Holidays – Time is now.

Of all the illicit drugs on the market, cocaine acts as one of the most powerfully addictive substances in existence. Cocaine produces an intense “high,” giving users a feeling of confidence, excitement and seemingly boundless energy. Unfortunately, these effects only last for so long before cocaine’s presence in the brain and body start to cause problems. During the holiday season, a cocaine addiction can quickly spin out of control considering the added pressures and obligations that come with this time of year. Read More Here : http://cocaine.org/drug-overdose-during-the-holidays-why-the-time-to-get-cocaine-addiction-treatment-is-now/

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With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write... With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write again, later.​ Social media sharingAutomatically post into your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn whenever you create new blog entries.​ Browse mediaEmbedding images and videos is fast and easy.​ More third party integrationsHaving other Joomla! plugins and extensions to work with EasyBlog is just a few clicks away.​ Blog ratingUsers can show intensity of their favorite blog post by rating them with stars.​ And many more powerful features that you can...

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With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write... With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write again, later.​ Social media sharingAutomatically post into your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn whenever you create new blog entries.​ Browse mediaEmbedding images and videos is fast and easy.​ More third party integrationsHaving other Joomla! plugins and extensions to work with EasyBlog is just a few clicks away.​ Blog ratingUsers can show intensity of their favorite blog post by rating them with stars.​ And many more powerful features that you can...

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With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write... With EasyBlog, you can be assured of quality blogging with the following features:​ Drag and Drop BlocksAdd elements to your blog with a simple drag and drop element blocks.​ Blog now, post laterYou can compose a blog now, suffer temporal writer's block, save and write again, later.​ Social media sharingAutomatically post into your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn whenever you create new blog entries.​ Browse mediaEmbedding images and videos is fast and easy.​ More third party integrationsHaving other Joomla! plugins and extensions to work with EasyBlog is just a few clicks away.​ Blog ratingUsers can show intensity of their favorite blog post by rating them with stars.​ And many more powerful features that you can...

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DATCS is now offering Online Training!

DATCS is now offering online collectors training for both DOT urine and alcohol collections/testing. This is a live interaction via a webcam with certified master trainers. This training requires at least a two week notice in advanced for scheduling purpose as well as the shipping of all the training material to your location. This training concludes with the required 5 consecutive error free mock collections to be observed by the instructor between the student and a donor. The donor can be any party of the student’s choosing but they may not be the instructor. The classroom material takes approximately 6 hours to cover and the hands-on practice mocks generally take 2. This training is offered Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. For the scheduling of this training or to inquire about pricing/ordering supplies please contact the training department located out of DATCS’ corporate office in Longview Tx. Training@datcs.com or (903) 234-1136   You can download the Registration Form by...

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Employee termination upheld due to failure to comply with employer’s prescription medication policy

A federal court in Utah upheld the termination of an employee who did not disclose his use of prescription medication in accordance with his employer’s policy.  Angel v. Lisbon Valley Mining Co., Case No. 2:14-CV-00733 (D. Utah Nov. 23, 2015). Angel was employed as a haul truck driver at Lisbon Valley Mining Co., a copper mine. When he interviewed for the job, he was given a copy of the company’s prescription drug policy which he read and signed. The policy provided that employees taking prescription drugs that may impair their ability to safely perform their jobs must inform human resources of the use of such medications, and obtain a release from the company’s occupational physician authorizing the employee to work and specifying any work restrictions before the employee may return to work. The policy further provided that an employee’s failure to disclose that the employee is taking such prescription medications could result in immediate termination. Approximately two months after...

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Employers: Reduce you insurance costs!

When employers hire workers that are smokers, the insurance costs are higher.  At DATCS, we can test your prospective employees for NICOTINE.  A simple urine drug screen can tell you if you are hiring someone who uses tobacco in any form.  If you have a policy to hire only those who do not use tobacco products and the prospective new hire has told you they do not use, then a simple test will make a big difference in your insurance costs.  It is as simple as that.

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What CDL Drivers Need to Know

Overview of Drug and Alcohol Rules The United States Congress recognized the need for a drug and alcohol free transportation industry, and in 1991 passed the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act, requiring DOT agencies to implement drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees. 49 CFR Part 40, or Part 40 as we call it, is a DOT-wide regulation that states how to conduct testing and how to return employees to safety-sensitive duties after they violate a DOT drug and alcohol regulation. Part 40 applies to all DOT-required testing, regardless of mode of transportation. For example, whether you are an airline employee covered by FAA rules or a trucking company driver covered by FMCSA rules, Part 40 procedures for collecting and testing specimens and reporting of test results apply to you. Each DOT Agency-specific regulation spells out who is subject to testing, when and in what situations for a particular...

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DEATHS AND POISONINGS FROM SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA

Big increase in deaths, poisonings from synthetic marijuana Synthetic marijuana is back in the news, with some frightening revelations. New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show synthetic marijuana killed 15 people in the first half of 2015 -- three times as many as the same period in 2014. Poison control centers across the country have also seen a 229 percent increase in phone calls related to use of the drugs since January. Synthetic marijuana is a class of designer drugs made up of psychoactive chemicals or a combination of chemicals that are sprayed onto plant material and then smoked or eaten to produce a high. They mimic the effects of THC, the compound naturally found in marijuana, and can be far more potent. Consumers don't know what chemical compounds are in them, so toxicity and health effects vary widely. Synthetic marijuana can be purchased online or at small retail outlets, where it's often promoted as a natural or herbal product. It comes with...

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