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Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, and can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse. Unused prescriptions thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold. The misuse and abuse of over-the-counter medications, […]

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule that makes minor technical corrections to the OST, FAA, FTA, and PHMSA regulations governing drug testing for safety-sensitive employees.  The full text of the message sent

By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Most folks treated in a U.S. emergency room for misuse of prescription medications get into trouble because they mix different substances, a new study reports. Benzodiazepines like Xanax (alprazolam) and Ativan (lorazepam) are most commonly implicated in

By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Though they know that nearly all heroin is laced with the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl, many Baltimore users aren’t prepared to prevent or treat fentanyl-related overdoses, a new study finds. Baltimore has a thriving heroin trade and

By National Transportation and Safety Board What is the problem? Alcohol impairment remains a leading cause of highway crashes. Nearly 30 percent of the 37,000 deaths on U.S. roads in 2017 were due to alcohol impairment, according to the National

Join us on April 10th at 10:30am. ASAP’s  CEO and President Laura Dashner is presenting, An Interview with Sandra Sapp: New Developments for 2018 in DOT Testing and Return to Duty Process at AAOHN in Jacksonville, Florida.

By Ben Smart, WECT News WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A healthcare system in southeastern North Carolina is warning its employees that using cannabidiol (CBD) products could cause their drug tests to come back positive for compounds from marijuana, resulting in

The FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is scheduled to be implemented January 6, 2020.  This month, FMCSA has activated a Clearinghouse website (https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/) that provides information about the clearinghouse, a timetable for its implementation, questions and answers

By Sherri McAllister, Forbes Every nonprofit leader strives to offer employees health benefits that are attractive and competitive with the market, but also affordable. Affordability, however, may come at a steep price. For example, to reduce costs, health plans may

By Monash University In states where recreational marijuana was legalized, deadly car crashes temporarily increased, according to a new study from Australia’s Monash University. Researchers examined data from Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and nine nearby jurisdictions from 2009-2016. The spike lasted