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PRESS RELEASE – 2023 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2023 American Substance Abuse Professionals has “Miles of Gratitude” for America’s Truck Drivers during 2023 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Cockeysville, Maryland — Today, American Substance …
By: Association of Flight Attendants Our foremost responsibility is ensuring the safety of the passengers and crew we serve daily. As dedicated professionals in the air transportation industry, it is paramount that we strictly adhere to the guidelines set by …
By: Nina French What’s the primary goal of workplace drug testing? Why is it better for employers to anchor their workplace drug testing policy on deterrence? For decades, employers have relied on workplace drug testing as a risk mitigation tool …
By: Allen Smith, J.D. Employers are trying to bolster workplace safety as the use of marijuana rises and more states legalize the recreational use of cannabis. (The latest state to do so is Minnesota, effective Aug. 1.) Training to help …
How Can Employers Respond to Laws Legalizing Marijuana? Read More »
By: ASAP When a safety-sensitive covered employee in a DOT-regulated organization fails a drug and/or alcohol test or refuses to test, they are required to complete the return to duty (RTD) process. DOT testing violations also apply to pre-employment candidates, …
What’s a SAP? The liaison between employees and the return-to-duty process! Read More »
By: The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance As a SAP, remember the important role you play as “Gatekeeper” for DOT’s return-to-duty process. You represent the major decision point (and in some cases, the …
‘Back to Basics’ for Substance Abuse Professionals Read More »
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills. The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six …
By: Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) New studies at AACC 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting could change lives, improve drug safety. ANAHEIM, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Two studies featured today at the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab …
Breaking Research on Advances in Drug Testing for Marijuana and Fentanyl Read More »
By: Quest Diagnostics (Employer Solutions Blog) When it comes to state drug testing laws, there seems to be no end to the questions employers will ask. That’s in part because no 2 state drug testing laws are exactly alike. And …
What Every Employer Should Know About State Drug Testing Laws: Part 1 Read More »
By: Jessica Freeborn — Fact checked by Sarah Myers, PharmD “Cognitive flexibility” involves adapting to changes in circumstances to achieve favorable outcomes. Certain substances influence cognitive flexibility, and researchers are still working to understand the interactions and changes that occur. A recent study …
Alcohol, substance misuse causes brain changes, reducing ‘cognitive flexibility’ Read More »
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