Company History


EDPM is a privately-owned corporation of professionals with a combined 300+ years of experience in the alcohol and drug testing and background check industries. Founded in 1990, EDPM is the shared vision of co-founders Charles Ash and Howard Strickler, M.D. The vision is based on the premise that a company's most valuable asset is its employees.

Our ability to build on our experience is evident in the long relationships we share with so many of our clients. In fact, our first clients are still our clients and like us, continue to grow.

Our mission is to help society combat the many problems related to substance abuse in the workplace and home by providing personalized, quality employment testing services to our clients in an ethical, cost-effective manner.

Our goal is to assist our client organizations in developing and maintaining their most valuable resources - their employees. We achieve this goal through the implementation of educational and employment screening programs that help eliminate the hazards of substance abuse and violence in the workplace.

An aggressive operating philosophy has helped EDPM become a nationwide leader in the field of employment drug screening and background checks. We continually exceed customer expectations after the sale. The measure of our success can be determined in the longevity of our customer relationships. With more than 3,000 client organizations throughout the United States, EDPM's first client is still a thriving customer over a decade after performing its first employment test.

Our employment drug screening and background checks services are exceptional. Our prices are competitive. We are committed to the long-term development of tailor-made client services, enabling us to provide continuously improving quality with ever increasing economy.