ASAP News

By: Sean Szymkowski, TuSimple The US will be home to a world-first in the Autonomous Freight Network, designed to bring self-driving semi trucks to market in a safe manner. San Diego-based startup TuSimple is its creator, and it’s brought some […]

By Joe Elia, NEJM Journal Watch Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH New research, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests a potential effect of legalizing recreational cannabis use on traffic-fatality rates. One study examined traffic-fatality rates in Colorado and

By Brendan Bures, The French Toast A new review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology states that more than two million people with an underlying heart condition use marijuana or have used marijuana in the past year.

By: John Gallagher, FreightWaves Marijuana is by far the drug of choice among drivers testing positive for controlled substances, according to data compiled by the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. In the first detailed summary report of the clearinghouse, released

By: Heavy Duty Trucking Staff The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a temporary waiver letting employers skip pre-employment drug testing for certain drivers as the economy works to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns. The waiver, which went into effect

May 2020, FMCSA Clearinghouse put out their first monthly summary report. Some of the highlights are that there have been more than 900,000 inquiries and 20,000 violations reported on the Clearinghouse website, Positive drug tests account for 80% of reported

By: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Purpose of National Prevention Week (Substance Use Prevention) – May 10-16, 2020 The three primary goals of National Prevention Week are to: Involve communities in raising awareness of substance use and mental health issues

By: Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Spotlight on Opioids assembles opioid-related information from the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health into one document to better inform the general public, especially family and friends of

By Rich Holmes, HealthDay Reporter, US News Marijuana dependence goes hand in hand with poor mental health, and problems may persist long after stopping the drug, according to Canadian researchers. Nearly half of people who have been or are now dependent

By American Association of Nurse Anesthetists As part of the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife” celebration, the American Nurses Association “will expand National Nurses Week, traditionally celebrated from May 6 to May 12 each year, to a month-long celebration in May