About Tim Thoelecke

Tim Thoelecke, C-SAPA, is the founder of InOut Labs. InOut Labs is a nationwide provider of employee drug testing services, and your best choice for affordable, direct-to-consumer health tests. Tim Thoelecke is a one of an elite group of Certified Substance Abuse Program Administrators. He is a graduate of Duke University, the Keller Graduate School of Business, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, and he founded InOut Labs to help employers and individuals take control of their health, culture and safety. InOut Labs' websites: www.inoutlabs.com (Drug Testing and DOT Compliance) www.screeningwise.com (Background Screening) www.driverfilehub.com (Driver Qualification Files) www.drugtestingshop.com (E-commerce site for drug tests) www.labtestshop.com (E-commerce site for medical tests). InOut Labs is BBB Accredited with an A+ Rating.

What You Probably Don’t Know About Opioids in the Workplace

"Drug overdoses, predominately from opioids, now exceed car crashes as the leading cause of unintentional death."  --National Safety Council In its publication “The proactive role employers can take: OPIOIDS IN THE WORKPLACE,” The National Safety Council describes, “a disturbing trend The Growing Concern of Opioids in the Workplace [which] has [...]

5 Sound Ways to Reduce Workers’ Comp Claims and Costs, and Improve Safety

One out of three owners of small businesses say that workers comp claims costs are challenging their bottom line. Many states offer a mandated workers comp discount for drug-free workplace programs. That alone illustrates their effectiveness. 1) Promote a safety culture — persistently Constantly messaging about safety promotes a strong safety culture. When interviewing [...]

The True Cost of Workers Compensation Claims and How to Prevent Them

Many years ago, I remember driving through the state of Pennsylvania. As you entered the state, there was a menu which described the fines for speeding. It was memorable because you could decide what level of fine you were willing to risk by going 5, 10, or 50 mph over the speed limit. It [...]

3 Reasons to Update Your Substance Use Policy Immediately

The substance abuse landscape is changing rapidly, and companies are advised to keep up, or there may be a price to pay. 1) What’s in your panel? A drug test detects only what you test for. If you want to detect Oxycontin, you have to test for it. Many companies have employees that fall [...]

Can I make an employee or job candidate pay for his own drug test?

Interestingly, we have people come into our clinic who have been told by the boss to take a drug test. The employee pays for it. No reason is given, but if someone comes in with money and wants a test, we’ll sell it to them. I’m actually not sure what the law says about employers [...]

4 Tips to Reduce Workplace Injuries

Workplace injuries can be expensive and disruptive. And besides, who wants someone to get hurt? Despite employers’ hopes that employees will use good judgment, it doesn’t always work that way, and employers are burdened with the responsibility of keeping the workplace safe. If you are in human resources, you need to protect your employees [...]

The importance of homocysteine in Metabolic Health

By Dino Celeda, PhD Source: https://cellsciencesystems.com/education/news/the-importance-of-homocysteine/ This article shows a few simplified steps on the importance of methylation and appropriate homocysteine levels and their connection to certain metabolic processes like glutathione synthesis, mitochondrial ATP production, oxidative stress and detoxification.  Moreover, it demonstrates how all these metabolic processes are interconnected and controlled by specific genes [...]

What Would You Do If You Found This in Your Workplace Restroom?

It was late on a Friday morning and the phone rang. “Tim, I need your help on something.” It was Sheryl, an HR attorney I know well. She proceeded to tell me that she had received a call from a client, a small company in Chicago. One of the employees found a bloody syringe [...]

Why Workplace Drug Screening Should Go Beyond Truck Drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently rewarded truck drivers by reducing the number of required drug tests for the first time since 1989 when mandated testing began. Why? It’s pretty simple. And it’s in the code. For the last three years, the positive rate among drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses has been less than 1%. [...]

5 Truths about Medical Marijuana and Drug Testing That Everyone Needs To Know

A week ago medical marijuana became available in Illinois. Frankly, I don't really care if adults choose to smoke pot. I also don't care if they choose to shoot staples into their thighs or drink gasoline. As long as it doesn't harm me, my family or my business, it's really none of my business. That's [...]