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When an employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol, many employers will require the completion of a return to duty process or will terminate the employee all together.  With DOT mandated companies, employees in violation of DOT drug and alcohol […]

Many people binge drink as they partake in holiday celebrations.  This activity has proven to be dangerous.  According to the CDC, “binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers.” As defined by the National

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) scientists recently published a study on a breath test that can detect recent marijuana use.   According to the study the test is able to detect whether a person used marijuana within the previous ½ hour to 2.5

On November 15, 2013, the Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final order to temporarily schedule three synthetic phenethylamines into the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) pursuant to the temporary scheduling provisions of 21 U.S.C. 811(h).  The

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has undertaken proposed changes and enhancements to its Safety Measurement System (SMS) website.  The SMS website allows companies and the public the ability to find safety information on motor carriers.  The proposed changes were

This week the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the Behavioral Health, US 2012 report.  The 400 page biennial report features mental health and substance abuse statistics at the national and state levels from 40 data sources. 

Earlier this month the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration distributed an email reminding carriers that every two years, they are required to update their information as part of the Unified Registration System (URS) regulation.  The requirement applies to all entities

Krokodil or desomorphine is a homemade, heroin-like drug with gruesome side effects.  It is believed that the injectable opioid which originated in Russia around 2002 may have since found its way to the US.  Cases have recently been reported by

According to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), there has been some confusion among transit employers as to the actions which can be taken against employees that test positive for alcohol at any level.  The FTA has written “It is imperative

As reported by SAMHSA it is estimated that 22,904 visits to hospital emergency departments in 2011 were linked to “bath salts.”  Bath salts are a combination of synthetic cathinones which are man-made chemicals related to amphetamines.  Synthetic cathinone products often