U.S. workforce drug test positivity hits highest level in two decades: study


LOS ANGELES, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The rate of positive drug test results among America's workforce reached its highest rate last year since 2001, said a new study published on Wednesday.

The number was up more than 30 percent in the combined U.S. workforce from an all-time low in 2010-2012, according to the annual drug testing index by Quest Diagnostics, a leading provider of diagnostic information services in the United States.

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