Alpha Drug Testing Services, LLC

12/31/2025

12/30/2025

Once a verified positive test result is in on an employee, it is the DER (Designated Employer Representative), NOT the TPA (third-party administrator) who must take action. According to 49 CFR 40.23, the employer is responsible for immediately removing the employee from safety sensitive functions.

12/22/2025

Wishing all of our customers, friends and loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

12/21/2025

In 2025 so far, ma*****na is number 1, co***ne is number 2, and methamphetamine is number 3 for positive test fails on CDL drivers across this country. This isn't a rare scenario. Take it seriously. Your business, your life or the life of your loved one could depend on it. Every carrier and employer representative needs to be ready to handle the consequences of a failed drug test.

12/19/2025

When a commercial driver tests positive for drugs or alcohol, the impact is immediate. DOT Regulations state a driver must be removed by the employer from safety-sensitive functions immediately after a verified positive. This puts the driver in a career-altering situation, while the operation, company and public must be protected from harm.

12/16/2025

ETG alcohol testing in urine is a game-changer for zero-tolerance programs. Why? Because it detects alcohol use up to 80 hours after consumption - far longer than traditional breath or blood tests. ETG testing is available in both rapid and lab-based urine tests. Call for same-day results rapid testing, or collection of a lab-based test for results within 3 to 5 days.

12/12/2025

The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse reported to mid-2025, more than 322,000 drug and alcohol violations since the database's launch in early 2020. Eighty-one percent of those were positive drug tests. In 2025 alone, Ma*****na remains the top reported substance, followed by co***ne, methamphetamines and amphetamines.

12/09/2025

A study from researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine found that lung cancer patients who smoked ma*****na and to***co were diagnosed with the condition 2.8 years earlier than those who smoked to***co but not ma*****na. A preprint of the results explained that “these findings signal a potential synergistic carcinogenic effect of to***co and ma*****na smoke and warrant further exploration into the role that ma*****na plays in cancer progression.”

The study, based on electronic medical records from a health system in Nebraska, further found that “patients who only smoked ma*****na averaged higher odds of having a higher-staged cancer at diagnosis compared to both patients who only smoked to***co...and patients who smoked both to***co and ma*****na.”

The researchers concluded, “as the prevalence of ma*****na use continues to rise, further research into the lung cancer risk that it poses is warranted, as this could impact screening guidelines in the future.”

This study contributes to our understanding of the link between ma*****na and cancer, which is likely driven by the presence of cancer-causing carcinogens in ma*****na smoke

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th, and reopen on Monday, December 1st.

11/21/2025

Certified DNA test results are usually back in just 5 business days. Call us in Blairsville at (706) 487-2021 (the office cell) for more information about paternity, grandparentage, siblingship - almost any kind of relationship DNA testing.

11/20/2025