Amphetamines Drug-Test Positives Are Up Among Safety-Sensitive Workers in the First Half of 2005, According to Quest Diagnostics' Drug Testing Index(R).

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LYNDHURST, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The proportion of drug- test positives for amphetamines increased among workers subject to federal testing regulations, while overall drug-test positives decreased among all U.S. workers in the first half of 2005, according to the semi-annual Drug Testing Index(R) released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , the leading provider of employer drug testing services in the United States.

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