In recent Wall Street Journal interview we see current drug trends. American workers are increasingly testing positive for illicit drug use across almost all workforce categories and drug test specimen types. Marijuana increased for the second consecutive year in the general U.S. workforce. Marijuana positivity in oral fluid is twice that in urine and comparable to that in hair. Steady increases in workplace positivity for cocaine in the general U.S. workforce over the past two years, reversing a prolonged period of decline. Methamphetamine and heroin positivity rates continue upward trend. Increases in prescription opiate positivity has stalled. Increases in illicit drug positivity should cause employers and policymakers to take notice about the risks those drugs continue to represent for safety and compliance
