Drug Tests in Pecos, Texas
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Health Street's drug testing center in Pecos, Texas offers easy-to-access and comprehensive drug and alcohol testing services. Pre-register by calling (432) 242-4112 or setting up your drug testing online. Options include urine or hair drug testing, DOT or non-DOT drug tests, and alcohol testing.
You can register for drug testing in Pecos, TX for your employees, yourself, or another person. Just select a urine test or hair drug test; then, pick the most convenient Health Street location in Pecos. Upon registration, a barcode will be sent to whomever you register, which can be presented at the testing facility. Test results are reported back to you quickly and securely online.
Drug Testing in Pecos, Texas
Types of Drug Tests at our Pecos,
TX laboratories:
At our Pecos drug testing locations, Health Street
offers the most types of drug testing services to meet
anyone's needs. Employers, courts, attorneys, and private
individuals can choose from a wide variety of non-DOT or DOT drug
and alcohol tests via rapid drug test or lab testing with the
ability to detect virtually any substance.
Available Testing Methods
DOT Drug Testing services:
StaffGlass™ eResults portal for Employers:
Business users can access the amazing StaffGlass™
eResults portal backed up by telephonic customer service. Once
logged in, business users have access to:
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Register for pre-employment screening services, random drug
testing, or other drug or alcohol testing services and pick
clinics nationwide; view results and status of all tests
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Set up Texas Background Check and
view results
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Register staff for Occupational Health Services
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Manage eSign documents related to the testing process
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Manage a DOT Random Pool, add or remove drivers, change
staff participation in random drug testing
Our world class Call Center is open
Monday through Friday: 6:30
AM to 6:00 PM Central Time.
Why Health Street
A Decade Plus of Experience
Health Street has provided drug tests since 2010. The first time we performed drug testing in Pecos, TX was in 2017.
Dedicated to Excellence
We are dedicated to providing a level of excellence in drug testing in Pecos that is unmatched.
Local Testing Data
Notable Historical Events in Pecos, TX and Reeves County
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In Pecos, TX in 2009, three
Reeves County Detention Facility employees employees were arrested and indicted by the federal grand jury for providing contraband to prisoners. The employees were taking bribes and payments to smuggle in contraband.
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A drug lord from Pecos, TX was arrested after being wanted by authorities for nearly eight years. This man, who is tied to a Mexican drug cartel, was arrested in January of 2020 for his connection to a 2012 drug trafficking case. He was accused of conspiracy to manufacture and import cocaine, laundering of monetary instruments, firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and conspiracy to import marijuana, according to local News West 9.
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Officers in Reeves County have made several drug busts in 2020, with the drugs valuing around a million dollars. According to local news, cocaine and marijuana are the drugs officers typically find, but heroin is now on the rise.
Community Efforts to Address Drug Problems in Pecos, TX
In 2019, a federal bill was filed to give doctors in Pecos and the state of Texas leeway when writing prescriptions for buprenorphine, a drug that experts say saves the lives of opioid addicts. With opioid addiction skyrocketing in Pecos, TX, this drug will play a critical role because it reduces the risk of overdosing by 50 percent.
Statewide training would be given to medical professionals so more of them will be able to prescribe the drug.
The drug is in the same class as methadone, but users will be able to take it at home as a pill or tablet.
Policies Regarding Drug Testing in the Workplace in Pecos, TX
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Under both federal and state laws in Texas, there are almost no limitations for private employers when it comes to drug testing policies in the workplace.
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Government employers have more restrictions and may not test without certain justification.
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Drug testing may be mandatory for some industries such as transportation, for example.
Employment Screening Services
Health Street offers a variety of other services, including:
Citations
menu_book"Three Reeves County Detention Facility Employees Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury." Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 17 March 2009, https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/elpaso/press-releases/2009/ep031709.htm
menu_bookGuinn, Tatum and Geddes, Kirsten. "Cocaine, weapons, kidnapping: West Texas drug lord awaits trial in Midland." News West 9, https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/crime/west-texas-drug-lord-caught-after-years-on-the-run/513-6fe517e7-5b13-4e02-8bfe-3a0317eefd79
menu_book"Reeves County Deputies Seize Close to One Million Dollars in Drugs Over the Past Six Months." NewsWest 9, 20 June 2018, https://www.newswest9.com/amp/article/news/reeves-county-deputies-seize-close-to-one-million-dollars-in-drugs-over-the-past-six-months/513-c5dd9539-53f9-470d-b238-e069a84f3e04
menu_bookFriedman, Courtney. "KSAT: Federal bill would make live-saving opioid addiction treatment easier to prescribe." United States Congressman Lloyd Doggett, 23 June 2019, https://doggett.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ksat-federal-bill-would-make-live-saving-opioid-addiction-treatment-easier
menu_book"Drug Testing in the Workplace." Texas Workforce Commission, https://www.twc.texas.gov/news/efte/drug_testing_in_the_workplace.html
