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.

Why 64% of Companies Lack a Drug Testing Policy—And Why That’s a Mistake

And 40% of companies don’t have a drug testing policy for pre-employment screening (2010 SHRM survey). Bad idea. In fact, a drug testing policy that includes random testing of existing employees is a better deterrent than pre-employment testing. You can study for the pre-employment test. A couple of months ago, [...]

How Legalized Marijuana is Great for My Business (But Not for Yours)

For MY business, that is! For yours? Not so much. Here’s why it’s good for me: Post-accident testing A key part of any company’s risk management program is to drug test employees immediately following a workplace accident. It’s a simple matter of ruling out (or in) drugs or alcohol as [...]

Why Every Baby Boomer Should Get Tested for Hepatitis C

If you were born between 1945 and 1965, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting tested for hepatitis C (August 2012). Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States, with an estimated 3.2 million people living with chronic infection. A, B, C...VD? Yes, it's in [...]

The Hidden Costs of Workplace Substance Abuse: Are You Paying $6600 Per Employee?

“Who’s older, you or your brother?” My brother Jeff is 15 months younger than I, has more hair with much less gray. I’ve never quite understood why the question gets asked, yet it does. Frequently. “I’m older, but far less mature.”  My standard response is weak, I know, but who [...]