US EditionData: Fentanyl Positivity 7x Higher in Random Workplace Drug Tests than in Pre-Employment Tests
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Data: Fentanyl positivity 7x higher in random workplace drug tests than in pre-employment tests
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report from Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing and health information services provider, revealed the percentage of employed people who test positive for fentanyl in random drug tests "far exceeded" those in pre-employment testing. According to the 2025 Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index, or DTI, the general U.S. workforce positivity for fentanyl was 707% higher in random tests than in pre-employment tests in 2024. …
Employees Testing Positive for Fentanyl Surges 400 Percent
Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. A new report from Quest Diagnostics revealed that employees testing positive for fentanyl had surged 400 percent over the past five years. The percentage of employees in the general U.S. workforce who had tested positive for fentanyl in random drug…
The rate of positive results in urine tests to detect synthetic opioids was 1.13% in 2024, an increase compared to 0.91% in the previous year and double the rate of 2020, according to Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest drug analysis laboratories in the United States.
More Fentanyl Shows Up in Random Workplace Tests
(Wall Street Journal) – More Americans are testing positive for fentanyl use in randomized workplace drug tests, highlighting a persistent challenge for employers. The positive rate for urine tests indicating the presence of the synthetic opioid fentanyl was 1.13% in 2024. That is up from 0.91% in 2023 and double the rate in 2020, according to a recent analysis of more than eight million drug tests by Quest Diagnostics, one of the U.S.’s largest…
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