If you have been reading these Cheater stories for very long, you have probably heard us refer to a collector’s “6th sense” as it pertains to drug test collections. Once you have done enough drug tests and have been properly trained, you begin to get a feeling when something isn’t right about a sample – and even a donor! A donor’s behavior can be an indicator we use to determine if there is a higher probability that person will try to cheat.

We recently had a donor come into our clinic for a pre-employment drug test. There was nothing unusual about the collection until she presented the sample to the First Choice collector. Not only was the specimen cold, but the donor must not have paid much attention after she emptied the fraudulent sample into the cup.

An employer recently contacted us to perform a reasonable suspicion test on one of their employees. One of the employer’s supervisors had attended our Reasonable Suspicion Training Class and was equipped with the knowledge of how to spot the signs and symptoms of an impaired employee.

As we teach in the class, the employer had the employee escorted to the clinic. You should never allow an employee you believe might be impaired drive themselves to the clinic. Doing so is a safety hazard to the public and could be a huge liability to the employer if the employee harms someone on their way to the clinic. You’d be surprised how many employees arrive at our clinic drunk, having driven themselves there on the directions of their employers – it happens several times a year.

It’s not unusual for some drug users who seek employment or are subject to random testing to keep clean urine and/or adulterants on them during work or while seeking a job. For these folks, putting these substances in their pocket or purse is a part of getting dressed every morning like you and I might carry a pocket knife or lipstick.