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Privacy laws create stronger protections than social media horror stories suggest. It’s common for people to assume that a positive test becomes part of some industry-wide database that all future employers can access. But that’s not how it works. An individual’s test results belong to the company that ordered the test, and they’re bound by privacy laws. They cannot share your results with other companies, post them publicly or add them to employment verification databases.
Source: 12 Panel Now, February 5, 2026. Link.
There’s a gap between what people fear will happen and what actually occurs after a positive drug test. Drug test results are treated as confidential medical information.” – Mona Montanino, president, 12 Panel Now
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