Drug test cheaters, for the most part, are not the smartest people in the world. You might even say they give themselves away!
A donor came one day for a forensic test (tests not done according to DOT protocol are known as forensic AKA non-DOT tests) and gave us a sample we would not accept. Like most cheaters, he pressed us to tell him why we would not accept it…
Many clients like the convenience of instant drug testing devices. When properly used, they can be a great tool to make a hiring decision quickly as negatives are reported the same day and over 90% of all drug tests are negative.
A donor came in for a Federal DOT (department of transportation) test, and, had you walked in behind him, you would have thought we were a marijuana dispensary. We concluded he must have been smoking in his vehicle because the odor was so strong. For reference, marijuana is still federally illegal and DOT employees (truck drivers) are not allowed to use it. We proceeded to start the regulated drug test already very suspicious based on our senses. The donor produced a specimen we would not accept because it had a strong ammonia smell.
We had a CDL driver come in for a pre-employment DOT drug test recently. We were quite busy and were not able to attend to this donor for a few minutes as we were helping other clients. The donor, a transgender man, seemed to have anxiety and he could sense we were not going to get him to the collection area right away, so he asked to use the bathroom indicating he could no longer “hold it” – you might say he was doing the pee-pee dance!