Central New England’s Highest Positive Rates

Smart Test
Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read

According to Quest Diagnostics, 2016 saw continued changes in drug test positive rates in Central New England. In Massachusetts, Plymouth, Cape Cod, Framingham, Worcester and Springfield have the highest overall laboratory positive rates in the state (5.5% or greater). In Connecticut, New London County had the highest overall positive rate for the state (5.5% or greater).

Not surprisingly, marijuana positives were the most frequent laboratory positive in both Massachusetts (2.7%) and Connecticut (2.0%).

The next highest laboratory positive rate in both states was for amphetamines (1.3%), but this number is likely contributed to by prescriptions for medications from that category (see drugs used to treat ADHD).

These data are laboratory positives and do not reflect MRO-confirmed positive rates, nor do they include synthetic opioid positive rates. The overall positive rate nationally as analyzed by Quest Diagnostics is over 4%. Though this rate reflects raw laboratory data, it is still relevant to the overall positive rate confirmed by MROs, and may have significant impact on the industry.

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