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Return to duty Process

What happens if your employee takes a DOT drug or alcohol test and the test comes back positive? Short answer: As an employer, you are required by law to remove the employee from any security-sensitive, DOT-covered activity and refer the employer to a local, DOT-qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). You do not have to pay for evaluation or treatment, but you cannot send your employee back to the jobsite until he or she has completed the DOT return-to-work process under the direction of SAP.

But what exactly does this return to work process mean?

How does the return to work process work?

The process always starts with an assessment. The employee will meet face-to-face with SAP, who will assess the nature and extent of the individual's drug or alcohol problem.

It may be helpful to point out here that SAP is a clinical professional who specializes in addiction diagnosis and treatment. Not only that, but they also have special recognition from the DOT - in addition, they maintain key professional qualifications and receive ongoing education on the latest addiction treatments. These are truly the leaders in addiction care.

During the evaluation period, SAP will recommend some treatment options or educational opportunities for the employee. Employees are then expected to receive these treatments; again, as an employer, you don't have to pay for them. You just need to make sure your employees understand these options.

Once the employee has completed treatment and/or education, he or she will meet again with SAP. SAP will then declare whether the employee is fit to return to work.

Key point: SAP will simply determine if an employee is eligible to return to duty. As an employer, it is your decision whether or not you want that employee to return to work.

The Timeline for Return to Duty

Both employees and employers want to know how long the process will take - unfortunately, there are no easy answers here. It really depends on the SAP and they may recommend different treatments to different people depending on the nature and extent of the substance use problem.

There are several ways to beat the next drug test. Some of them are pretty simple, and we'll take a look at some of them.

1. Abstain for one month

90 days is the ideal time to detoxify your system from the effects of smoking. But not smoking for a full month should do wonders for your THC-COOH composition. This doesn't guarantee a THC-COOH-free system yet; but what you're looking for is a system with sub-50ng/mL levels. You can even catalyze the process by making your body break down THC-COOH faster. This can be achieved by drinking plenty of water about 4 hours before the scheduled test.

Drinking plenty of water can help dilute the urine sample by increasing the amount of H2O in your urine. However, there is a slight downside to this approach. By consuming large amounts of water in a short period of time, you can develop dilutional hyponatremia. It's a deadly condition where excess hydration disrupts your body's electrolyte balance, which can lead to disruption of nerve connections in your brain. However, this is a rare possibility, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

Another disadvantage is that samples may be too diluted to be tested. This can be determined in the laboratory by checking the creatine concentration in the sample. If the sample is not available, there is some concern that you may be asked to urinate under supervision.

2. No smoking for 90 days

Eliminating traces of drug ingestion from the system is very simple. All you need to do is avoid it completely for 90 days. This means you should not smoke marijuana for 3 months. You can also exercise to burn some fat while THC metabolizes fat.

3. Detox Drinks

It's not clear how this works, but the truth is they work! However, you are advised to be careful when using them as they usually start working within 2 hours and they usually don't last long. However, they are very expensive. You can also take medicines such as Midol, which help dilute the amount of medicine in your body and also help with urine production.

4. Pretend

Although you must submit a urine test sample, no one says it has to be your urine. All you need to do is find a good friend and exchange his or her urine with them. The only challenge is that you sneak it into the lab.

Interestingly, there is a plastic prosthesis that produces fake urine samples. It can help you sneak a urine sample that isn't yours into the pee spot without turning positive.

Synthetic urine is a fluid used to calibrate laboratory equipment that determines people's fate. It neither smells nor produces like regular pee. However, it is enough to get the job done. However, the fluid may not contain uric acid, which is one of the ingredients most labs look for.

However, if you are using real human urine, there are some disadvantages associated with it. Urine is not something you can keep anyway. Once it leaves your body, it begins to oxidize and break down as a result. You don't need to be an Albert Einstein to detect abnormalities if you submit a week-old urine. Samples should be fresh.