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- Driver of concrete truck admits to consuming cocaine morning of fatal school bus crash
- Workforce Drug Test Cheating Surged in 2023, Finds Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index Analysis of Nearly 10 Million Drug Tests
- Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
- News Release – DEA Proposes Rescheduling of Marijuana from Schedule I to III: Impact on U.S. Safety-Sensitive DOT Transportation Workers Create a Critical Safety Hazard for the American Public
- Take Action by July 22nd – DOT Safety Alarm: Potential Changes to Marijuana Rescheduling May Result in Unintended Safety for Traveling Americans
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Raising Safety Awareness for Americans on DEA’s Proposed Reclassification on Marijuana
- NDASA Supporting Advocacy for a Safety-Carve Out on DEA’s Proposed Marijuana Rescheduling
- Join Us by Raising Awareness for DEA’s Rescheduling of Marijuana Impact on Safety Risk for Traveling Americans
- DOT Safety Alarm: Potential changes to marijuana restrictions may result in unintended serious safety concerns for the US traveling public.
- Are truck drivers immediately terminated for a failed CDL drug test?
- Does your employee have a violation? The Return-to-Duty Process must be completed!
- Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022
- Substance Use Impact to Public Safety – Getting Ahead of the Dangers Posed by Substance Use in the Workplace
- FMCSA announces random drug and alcohol testing rates for truckers in 2024
- Fontana: Be proactive about substance abuse now
- Clearinghouse II: Truckers Must Complete Return-To-Duty Process or Lose Their CDL
- Keeping Clean: Testing methods, regulations falling behind new drugs, legalization efforts
- Feds Looking to Add Fentanyl to Drug Testing Table
- FMCSA Clearinghouse Update
- DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Seizes Almost 300 Tons of Medications Throughout U.S., Approximately 15% of Medications from Maryland and Washington DC
- ‘Back to Basics’ for Breath Alcohol Technicians/Screening Test Technicians
- ASAP Launches New and Improved Supervisory Reasonable Suspicion and Employee Awareness Trainings
- Be Prepared: The Truth About Pre-Employment Drug Testing for DOT-Regulated Jobs
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Requests Public Comment on the Possible Addition of Fentanyl to the Urine and Oral Fluid Analyte Table
- Shroom Impairment and Hazards to Public Safety
- DEA National Rx Take Back Day
- Three Steps to the DOT Return-to-Duty SAP Process
- How a Refusal to Test and Failed DOT Drug Test Face the Same Consequences
- The DOT SAP Program – What to Expect Following a Violation
- Mushroom Use and the Impact on Safety-Sensitive Jobs
- ASAP goes to the Annual SAPAA Conference– Bringing Awareness to the Alarming Rise in Substance Use and Tackling Self-Referrals
- Fontana: Trucking’s marijuana dilemma
- Majority of U.S. Adults Say They’ve Been Affected by Substance-Abuse Crisis
- Even with marijuana legalization, many workers are still subject to employment THC testing
- American Substance Abuse Professionals has “Miles of Gratitude” for America’s Truck Drivers during 2023 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
- Use of CBD Products Cause Positive Drug Test
- Effectively deter and detect drug use at work
- How Can Employers Respond to Laws Legalizing Marijuana?
- What’s a SAP? The liaison between employees and the return-to-duty process!
- ‘Back to Basics’ for Substance Abuse Professionals
- Public Safety Alert: DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl
- Breaking Research on Advances in Drug Testing for Marijuana and Fentanyl
- What Every Employer Should Know About State Drug Testing Laws: Part 1
- Alcohol, substance misuse causes brain changes, reducing ‘cognitive flexibility’
- Officers can’t use marijuana odor as probable cause to search vehicle
- Marijuana laced with FENTANYL is rising across US, doctors warn as drug cocktail is found in New York, Alabama, Illinois and Louisiana
- Truck Driver Positive Tests for Marijuana Up 9.2% in Q1 – Majority of Drug Test Violators Haven’t Begun Return-to-Work Program, Clearinghouse Reports
- More Post-Accident Drug Tests Coming Back Positive for Marijuana
- ATRI Assesses Impact of Marijuana Use on Trucking – Many Drivers Leave Their Jobs After Failing Drug Test
- ‘Back to Basics’ for Medical Review Officers
- New SAP Guidelines Announced by the DOT’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance
- Oral Fluid Drug Testing and Emerging Technologies
- Post-accident positive marijuana results reach 25-year high in U.S. workforce
- Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Be Finalized by Midsummer
- DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Seizes Over 300 Tons of Medications Throughout U.S.
- PRESS RELEASE: DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day
- Doubling down on drug testing — Taking the Hire Road
- Hair drug-testing guidelines sent to White House
- ‘Back to Basics’ for Urine Collectors
- Perspective: Staying Vigilant on Drug Testing
- Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
- BREAKING NEWS: U.S. DOT MAKES FINAL RULE ON ORAL FLUID TESTING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
- DEA National Rx Take Back Day
- SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Results Detailing Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels in 2021
- Failed a Drug Test – What to expect with the SAP process?
- ATA President Urges Congress to Do More to Develop and Protect Trucking’s Workforce
- Public Safety Alert: DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine
- You’re Invited: Join Us at NDASA for a SAPs Journey Through Statistics!
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (March, 2023)
- FAQs for Notice of Enforcement Policy Issued March 8, 2023
- FMCSA closes reporting loophole in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse database
- Driver Records: What Information is Reported to the Clearinghouse?
- 5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC
- What’s a SAP? The liaison between YOU and your return-to-duty process!
- Truckers’ positive drug tests up 18% in 2022
- Federal Officials Plan to Add Fentanyl to Drug Tests
- Prep Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs for 2023
- FMCSA Denies Petition for Federal Recognition of Hair-Sample Drug Testing
- DOT Testing Rates for 2023
- What’s in a DOT 5-Panel Test?
- DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals
- DOT 5-Panel Notice
- Pre-employment Investigations for Drug and Alcohol Program Violations
- PRESS RELEASE – Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022
- DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals
- Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse: October 2022 Monthly Summary Report
- Stand Against Impaired Driving: Query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
- Refuse to Blackout This Thanksgiving Eve: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving
- Clearinghouse Update: Pre-employment Investigations for Drug and Alcohol Program Violations
- Managing Sobriety During the Holidays
- A Dangerous “Emerging Trend” Impacting Public Safety: Youth Risks for Laced Candy this Halloween
- What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About FAKE PILLS
- The Truth About Holiday Spirits
- How to manage when, if or how much you’ll drink this holiday season
- Rethinking Holiday Drinking
- DEA National Rx Take Back Day
- Drug Trafficking Trends See Increase in ‘Rainbow Fentanyl,’ Drug Cartels Targeting Kids Online
- DEA Concludes Five-Month Long Fentanyl Seizure Operation, Recovers Enough to Kill 36 Million: How Fentanyl Brings Concerns to Employers and Safety-Sensitive Jobs
- Marijuana and Hallucinogen Use Among Young Adults Reached All Time-High in 2021
- PRESS RELEASE – 2022 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
- Marijuana at Work: What Employers Need to Know
- Implications of Drug Use for Employers
- Workplace Supported Recovery Program
- Three Things Every Employer Should Understand About Marijuana Impairment
- NFL Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died from an accidental drug overdose after taking fentanyl and cocaine
- DEA announces one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Colorado history
- ASAP goes to Denver for SAPAA’s 30th Annual Conference
- DOT Eyes Plan to Allow Oral Fluid Drug Testing to ‘Help Combat Employee Cheating’
- Marijuana Use May Cause Cognitive Impairment Even When Not Still High
- Your Best Driver Failed a DOT Drug Test, Now What?
- Recognizing Alcohol Use in the Workplace
- More Than 40 Percent of People Who Use Alcohol, Cannabis Report Driving Intoxicated, Study Says
- Alcohol Killed More Under-65 Americans Than COVID in 2020
- Virtual SAP Evaluations and Minimizing Marijuana Use
- Why Does CBD Cause a Positive DOT Drug Test?
- Trucking Law: Drug and Alcohol Regs are Tighter Than Most Know
- More Drivers Given a Second Chance in 2021
- FMCSA Says CDL Holders’ Drug Violations Up 10% in 2021
- Supply of Illicit Fentanyl, Not Illicit Stimulants, Associated with Increasing Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine, Methamphetamine
- Philadelphia To Ban Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing On Jan. 1
- Addiction In The Workplace: How Leaders Can Help Create A Path To Recovery
- ASAP Marks 25 Years of Support of Public Safety
- DOT Testing Rates for 2022
- How to Approach Mental Health in Trucking
- Latinas in Trucking are Finding Their Place — in the Driver’s Seats of 18-Wheelers
- White House Looks to Boost U.S. Trucking Industry
- FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration’s Hours Waiver Through February
- Marijuana in the Workplace: NY Employers Can’t Drug Test Most Employees for Weed, State Says
- Turn it Around! Truck Drivers are Ready to Return to Work
- Supply Chain Stalled by 72,000 Truckers Who Failed Strict Drug Tests
- New York Legalizes Adult Use of Cannabis and Implements the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)
- Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine as a Shot to Stem Overdose Epidemic
- What Does Actual Knowledge Mean for CDL Drivers?
- FMCSA Tells States to Ban Drivers with Drug, Alcohol Strikes
- Does a Failed Pre-Employment Drug Test Go on Your Record?
- Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth
- What is the Return To Duty SAP Process?
- Marijuana Drug Tests in the Workplace Would Follow Same Standard as DUI, Under Proposed Change in Illinois Law
- How Drivers Are Using Mobile Apps to Make Life on the Road Easier
- How COVID Reshaped Returning to Work for DOT Modes
- Have a Positive DOT Drug Test? Now What?
- What Happens If I Refuse to Take a DOT Drug Test?
- Does a Failed DOT Drug Test Go on Your Record?
- Legalizing Marijuana Could Stem Opioid Abuse, Pitt Study Suggests
- Congress Must Invest in Mental Health and Substance Use Care Infrastructure
- Most Common Reasons for Failing DOT Drug Tests
- Updated Truck Driver Student Registration in Clearinghouse
- Revised Federal Drug Testing Custody Form
- Why Register for the DOT FMCSA Clearinghouse?
- FMCSA: States Must Provide Electronic CDL Disqualifications
- Driver Retention Problem Draws Focus at Trucking Roundtable
- First Public Trucking Academy Launched in Arkansas
- Trucking Turns From Pandemic to Prosperity
- Bill Would Encourage Women to Enter the Trucking Industry
- The Benefits of Offering a Second Chance
- Updated DOT Guidance for SAP Evaluations
- Automation Is The Future Of Trucking, But It’s Not All About Autonomous Driving
- Workplace Safety Threatened by Delta 8 THC
- Truck Driver Shortage Affecting Deliveries Nationwide
- Celebrating Nurses’ May 6 –May 12, 2021
- Everything You Need to Know About Delta 8 THC
- Opioid Misuse: The Hidden Stigma in Workplace Culture
- How Will Evolving Marijuana Laws Impact the Workplace in 2021?
- Providers Fighting Mental Health, Substance Abuse Challenges Struggle with Rising Need
- DOT-issued Carrier Safety Ratings Grew Even More Scarce
- Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Professionals and Their Employers
- Why do I need a DOT Drug and Alcohol Compliance Policy?
- DEA Take Back Day is Coming April 24, 2021
- Shrooms and Drug Tests: What to Know
- Top 6 Reasons to Give Your DOT Employee a Drug Test
- FMCSA Clearinghouse Records More Than 56,000 Truck Driver Violations in 2020
- Nine in 10 Home Workers Drinking Alcohol on the Job
- Device Will Aid Roadside Testing for Drug Use
- What is a DER, You Ask?
- DOT Testing Rates for 2021
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): When Drinking Becomes A Headache
- Overdoses Are Increasing in the U.S. Over Covid-19: Here’s What Addiction Experts Want You to Know
- Drug Clearinghouse Deadline Nears for Fleets and Owner-operators
- Refusal to Test on the Rise for FMCSA Drivers in 2020
- New Jersey Votes to Legalize Recreational Use of Marijuana. What Might That Mean in the Workplace?
- FDA Requiring Labeling Changes for Benzodiazepines
- Pitfalls to Creating a SAP List
- FAA Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing
- Working on Addiction in the Workplace
- How to Keep Drugs Out of the Workplace
- Implications of Substance Use Disorders for Employers
- Driver Records: What Information is Reported to the Clearinghouse?
- Drug Testing: How Both Employers and Employees Benefit
- Have You Conducted Your FMCSA Clearinghouse Annual Inquires?
- Work From Home’s Impact on Drug Testing
- Sandra Serrano Announced SAPAA President for 2020-2021
- Links Between Addiction and Mental Illness: Myths vs. Facts
- American Workers are Failing Drug Tests at the Highest Rate in 16 years
- Fleets Can Support Drivers’ Mental Health Through Awareness, Communication
- FMCSA Clearinghouse Requires Annual Queries
- How to Prepare for a SAP Evaluation
- Weed is Not Good for Your Heart, Studies Say
- Breaking Down Common Clearinghouse Misconceptions
- Pot tops Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s Positive Drug Test List
- CBD Products May Not Be as Intoxicant-Free As Drivers Think, DOT Warns
- Finding DOT Qualified SAPs: Tips for Employers and Employees
- Self-driving trucks Hit the Road at Scale with TuSimple’s New Freight Network
- Does Legalizing Recreational Cannabis Lead to Higher Traffic-Fatality Rates?
- Why Marijuana Could Be Risky for Your Heart
- 80% of Clearinghouse Violations are Positive Drug Tests
- Waiver Cuts Drug-Testing Costs for Rehiring Drivers
- Marijuana and Cocaine: Top Drug Clearinghouse Violations
- National Prevention Week (Substance Use Prevention)
- Facing Addiction in America~ The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
- Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
- National Nurses Month 2020
- SAP Tips on Remote DOT SAP Evaluations
- Some Positive News to Keep us Moving Forward in COVID-19 Pandemic
- New DOT Guidance During COVID-19
- Five Reasons Why Flatbed Shipping is on the Rise
- Alcohol, Medicinal Marijuana Sales Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- DOT Guidance on Compliance with DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations
- COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
- Will CBD Oil Make You Fail a Drug Test?
- Kratom Included in Areas of Concern in Trends Report
- Life after a Failed DOT Drug Test in Texas
- FMCSA Clearinghouse snares 8,000 violations since January startup
- Reminder for SAPS: Register to Receive Driver Designation Requests
- DOT CBD Notice
- Conducting Bulk Queries
- Feds Allow Use of Opioid Funds to Stem Meth, Cocaine Surge
- FMCSA Gives Bus Drivers Exemption From California Rest-Break Rules
- FMCSA Plans Large Truck Crash Study
- USDA Extends Public Comment Period on Hemp Rule to Jan. 29
- Cannabidiol and Drug Tests
- FMCSA Random Drug Testing Rate Increases to 50% and Alcohol Will Remain at 10%
- ‘Cannabis Use Disorder’ Up in States That Legalized Recreational Pot
- US Senators Introduce ‘Women in Trucking’ Bill
- SAPAA 2019-2020 Leadership Announced
- Query Plans Now Available for Purchase
- FAA Updates DroneZone
- Trucking Law: Coping with Diabetes Easier Than in the Past
- Cannabis Abyss: Keeping up with Workplace Drug Testing
- Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products
- Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs – Oral/Fluid Effective January 1, 2020
- Reports and Detailed Tables From the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
- Former FDA Commissioner: CBD Craze is Getting Out of Hand
- Get Ready for the FMCSA Clearinghouse Today.
- NRC Prepares Proposed Rule Updating Drug Testing Program Under Part 26
- Can Transportation Companies Continue to Provide Safe Drivers With All The New Laws Permitting Marijuana Use?
- FDA Slams Vaping Company Juul for Illegal Marketing Practices, Threatens Fines or Seizure
- Too Few U.S. Opioid Users Are Getting OD Antidote
- Lethal Deception: Deaths From Cocaine Laced With Fentanyl on the Rise
- CDC: Overdose Death Rates Now Highest in Cities
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled "Extension of Compliance Date for States’ Query of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse."
- ASAP is Busy at the SAPAA 2019 Annual Conference
- Don’t miss ASAP at EAPA
- FMCSA Unveils Proposed Changes to Hours-of-Service Rules
- DOT "Medical Marijuana" Notice
- One in 7 Washington State drivers with children in the car recently used marijuana
- Opioid Overdose Reversal News: FDA-approved Naloxone Devices Produce Substantially Higher Blood Levels of Naloxone than Improvised Nasal Spray
- Query Plan Details
- Changes to the Data Required on the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form and the Alcohol Testing Form Required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Marijuana Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage
- Is Cannabis Use the Same as Off-duty Drinking by Workers? Many Companies Still Say No
- Fines for Trucking Regs Violations Increased
- Amid Opioid Crisis, Large Drug Companies Pushed 76 Billion Pain Pills Across U.S.
- FMCSA Panel Takes Steps to Revise Obsolete Medical Examiners Handbook
- Americans Don’t Think They’ll Get Arrested for Driving High
- FMCSA Aims to Add New Flexibility for CDL Testing
- Employers Weigh in on Illicit Opioid Use at Work
- Clearinghouse Updates Frequently Asked Questions
- Federal Register Notice and Request for Comments
- FMCSA seeks applications for under-21 driver program
- Truck Involved Fatalities Increases in 2018 Estimates Show
- Concerns Over Exaggerated Health Claims Prompt FDA Hearing on Effects of CBD Products
- Many Patients Don’t Need Opioids After Surgery
- Updates to the Clearinghouse Website
- Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on New Steps to Advance Agency’s Continued Evaluation of Potential Regulatory Pathways for Cannabis-containing and Cannabis-derived Products
- Many Drug Abusers Use Family Members to ‘Opioid Shop’
- FDA-Approved Naloxone Devices Produce Substantially Higher Blood Levels of Naloxone than Improvised Nasal Spray
- Drug Testing Index™: Overall Positivity Rate in 2018
- 1 in 4 Marijuana Users Get High at Work in States with Legal Weed, Survey Says
- Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Is Barred by City in Groundbreaking Measure
- States Moving to Ban Fake Urine Used to Cheat Drug Tests
- National Nurses Week May 6-12, 2019
- DEA National Take Back Day is Saturday April 27th
- DOT Publishes Drug Testing Rule
- Which Misused Prescription Meds Send Americans to the ER?
- Many Heroin Users Unprepared for Fentanyl OD
- End Alcohol and Other Drug Impairment
- CEO and President of ASAP Laura Dashner is Presenting at AAOHN
- Hospital to Employees: CBD Products Containing THC Could Get You Fired
- FMCSA’s Clearinghouse Scheduled to be Implemented January 6, 2020
- Is Your Health Plan Driving Employees to Opioids?
- Traffic Fatalities on a High after Cannabis Legalization
- In West Virginia, Few Opioid OD Survivors Get Good Follow-Up Care
- Navigating Workplace Drug Testing Has Never Been More Challenging-Or More Critical
- Positive Drug Tests At Work Continue To Rise
- Top 10 U.S. Metropolitan Areas With the Highest Marijuana Positivity
- The Crackdown On CBD Edibles Has Begun
- Proposed Law Would Require More Drug Testing in Fatal Accidents
- Many West Virginia Lawmakers get Drug Tested
- What Questions Do We Get Asked the Most?
- Fatal Drug ODs Soaring Among Middle-Aged Women
- Many Medical Marijuana Users Drive High, Study Shows
- The Number of People Testing Positive for Marijuana in Workplace Drug Tests is Exploding
- Addiction Has Teeth
- The Deadliest Drugs in America
- The Forgotten Addiction
- Legal Recreational Marijuana Off to Somewhat Shaky Start in Michigan
- Opioids: Addictive Painkillers
- FAA Random Rate Will Remain the Same for 2019
- States with Legal Marijuana See Rise in Car Crashes
- US Drug Overdose Mortality Rate Outpaces Comparable Countries
- Tips for Staying Sober This Holiday Season
- ASAP Supports Paul’s Place at the Annual Huff and Puff 5K
- Employees and Execs are Failing Drug Tests at Shocking Rates
- Fentanyl Smuggled from China is Killing Thousands of Americans
- The Growing Issue of Substance Abuse in the Food Service Industry
- FTA 2019 Random Drug Testing Rate Increase
- Workers Overdose on the Job, and Employers Struggle to Respond
- Hidden forces Behind the US Prescription Drug Epidemic
- New Lab Data on Cocaine Addiction Opens Door to Potential Treatments
- Police Keeping Watch on Rise of Meth in New Hampshire
- On Our Way To EAPA
- Federal Drug Testing Expanded Opiate Panel Impacting Positivity
- Connecticut Federal Court Case on Medical Marijuana
- Drug Agency Rule to Slash Opioid Production
- First Marijuana 'Breathalyzer' Test Created by California Company
- ASAP is Presenting at SAPAA on September 25th in Kansas City, MO
- Opioid Sales Have Increased 4% on the Dark Web in the Last 4 Years
- Alcohol Kills Many More Americans than Opioids Do
- August 31st is Overdose Awareness Day
- More People Are Inhaling Heroin and It’s Destroying Brain Tissue
- National Advocate Mobilizes Local Communities to Combat Drug Problems
- More U.S. Workers Test Positive for Meth, Cocaine and Marijuana
- An Ambitious Research Plan to Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
- Fentanyl Now Drives Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.
- FDA Approves First Medication to Reduce Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
- The Heavy Toll of Opioids on America’s Labor Force
- DATIA 2018 Conference
- The State of Maine Department of Labor has Published a Guide on Marijuana in the Workplace on their Website
- DOT Update: Only the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form approved on August 8, 2017 can be used after June 30, 2018
- Listening to Patients’ Voices in Developing New Opioid Addiction Treatments
- Ohio Chamber Of Commerce Offers Online Toolkit To Help Employers Battle Addiction
- April 28th 2018 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis
- First Maryland Case of Bleeding from Synthetic Marijuana Reported
- DOT Drug Testing After January 1, 2018 – Still a 5-Panel
- ASAP is Going to AAOHN
- As More Americans Fail Drug Tests, Employers Turn to Refugees
- How to Celebrate a Happy and Sober St. Patrick’s Day
- Kratom, an Addict’s Alternative
- Stressful Experiences Affect Likelihood of Remission of Drug Dependence, Continued Drug Use, and Relapse
- DOT Releases 2018 Random Testing Rates
- No Expiration on the Return-To-Duty Requirements
- Study Reveals Increase in Alcohol-Related ER Trips
- USCG Random Testing Rate Remains Same for 2018
- ASAP Heralds New Era
- Part 40 Final Rule – DOT Summary of Changes
- U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Opioid Deaths Rise
- Temporary Placement of Seven Fentanyl-Related Substances in Schedule l
- Endocannabinoid System as Potential Target for Opioid Withdrawal Treatment
- Pipeline Random Testing Rates for 2018 Increase to 50%
- Drug Studies’ Results Make Case for Access to All Opioid Dependence Medications
- The Dangers of the Holiday Season
- SAPAA Has Consulted with Industry Officials and Testing Laboratories on This Topic and Shares our General Understanding as Follows
- Make It to the Table: This Thanksgiving Eve, Don’t Drink and Drive
- The Department of Transportation Updates the Drug Testing Panel to Include Opioids, Effective January 1, 2018
- Sobering Facts
- Deep Brain Stimulation Attenuates Rats’ Responses to Heroin
- Survey: Awareness Gap Thwarts Response to Worsening Marijuana Problems on Campus
- October 28, 2017 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- 2016 Drug Use data Among College/Non-College Age Adults Now Available
- Energy Drink Consumption Linked to Increased Risk for SUD
- NIDA Scientists Identify a Potential Drug for Cocaine Use Disorder
- Self-Efficacy Scales
- ASAP is Going to EAPA on October 3rd-5th
- One in Eight Americans Adults is an Alcoholic
- Live Webinar- Presented By: Reed A. Morrison, Ph.D., The Therapeutic Use of the Workplace in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders
- Iowa Officials Warn Public About Counterfeit Oxycodone
- SAMHSA Reveals New Reports on the State of Quality Assurance Practices in the Behavioral Health Workforce
- ASAP is Heading to Nevada for the SAPAA Conference on August 22-25th
- ‘Gray’ Death Causes Worry
- Definition of ‘Addiction’ Clouded by Mainstream Usage
- FMCSA Urges Everyone to Share the Road Safely
- Drug Impaired Driving Report
- ASAP Releases a New Course: Survey of Psychoactive Drugs: Opioids
- National Prevention Week
- ASAP is Going to DATIA
- Drugged-Driving Fatalities Have Exceeded Drunk Driving Fatalities for the First Time in U.S. History
- ASAP will be in New Orleans at AAOHN
- 7 in 10 US Workplaces Hit by Opiod Abuse
- Coverage of Maintenance of Way (MOW)
- China’s Fentanyl Ban a ‘Game-Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic, DEA Officials Say
- Trucking Alliance Pulls Hard for Hair-Testing
- ASAP Celebrates 20 Years of Saving Lives!
- Saint Patrick’s Day Drunk Driving Prevention – March 17, 2017
- ASAP Goes to Washington
- What’s Behind the Rise in Cocaine-Linked Deaths?
- DOT Proposes Adding 4 Opioids to Drug testing Panel
- American Heart Month
- FMCSA Announces Controlled Substances Random Testing Rate for Calendar Year 2017
- State Marijuana Laws Are Changing But Employer Attitudes, Federal Law Aren’t
- Changing Your Habits for Better Health
- FRA Hits Highest-Ever Penalty Rate
- Surgeon General’s Report: Facing Addiction in America
- DEA Temporarily Bans Synthetic Opioid U-47700 (Pink), Linked to Nearly 50 Deaths
- FMCSA Establishes National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
- FMCSA Announces Controlled Substances Random Testing Rate for Calendar Year 2017
- November is National Diabetes Month
- Myth vs. Fact: Nothing ‘Natural’ About Synthetic Substances
- Messages Shore Up Support for Making Life-Saving Anti-Overdose Medication Widely Available
- Drug Positivity in U.S. Workforce Rises to Highest Level in a Decade
- ASAP is Going to EAPA
- FDA: Stronger Warnings Needed for Combining Benzodiazepines and Opioids
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- DEA Temporarily Places Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine into Schedule 1
- Treatment Providers Must Respond to the Market
- National Recovery Month
- National Health Center Week is August 7-13th
- Will We See You at SAPAA- September 12-16th?
- ASAP CEO, Reed Morrison, Ph.D., Co-authored, with Kenneth Silverman, Ph.D. and August Holtyn, Ph.D., an Article Published in the Latest Edition of the Journal Translational Issues in Psychological Science
- OSHA Delays Post-Accident Testing Ruling
- Have You Updated the DOT Lately?
- July is Vehicle Theft Prevention Month- What Consumers Should Know
- Predictors of Death in Opioid Overdose Cases Come into Focus
- Part 40’s Release of Information and HIPAA – A Reminder to Employers and Service Agents
- Stoned Driving Can Be as Serious a Problem as Drunk Driving
- Electronic Cigarettes a Safety Issue on Aircraft
- June is National Safety Month
- FDA Approves First Buprenorphine Implant for Treatment of Opioid Dependence
- Celebrate National Nurses Week 2016!
- Have You Set Up Your FMCSA Portal Account Yet?
- What Employers Need to Know About Monitoring Collection Sites
- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- National Prevention Week is May 15-21
- Need to Find the Best Way to Communicate with the FMCSA?
- How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Ripples Across America
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month
- ASAP is Going to AAOHN, Booth 520, Stop By and See Us!
- DOT Rule Protects Air Passengers From e-cigarette Aerosol
- The American Kidney Fund’s Signature Outreach Event, is Kidney Action Day
- Pot Is Becoming More Potent — and Riskier
- U.S. Department of Transportation Turns 50
- February is National Heart Month
- Protecting the Workplace and Saving Lives: Written by Reed A. Morrison, Ph. D, President and CEO of American Substance Abuse Professionals, featured in the Winter Issue of DATIA Focus
- FMCSA has Launched a Phased Rollout of the Unified Registration System (URS)
- Understanding Addiction
- Get a Fresh Start on Your Health
- How You Talk About Your Substance Use May Be Your First Clue You Have a Problem
- December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes
- The Great American Smokeout is November 20th
- Prescription Painkiller Abuse Rate Down, But Many Are Addicted
- Addiction Counselors Eligible for Expedited Licensure in Nevada
- America’s Shortage of Truck Drivers Grows
- Don’t miss our Webinar! Supervisory Substance Abuse Awareness & Reasonable Suspicion- Join Nicole Hanratty CEAP, Qualified SAP on October 15th
- October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
- U.S. House Passes Two Bills to Help Fight Opioid Abuse
- Dentists Drill Patients for Drug Abuse Information
- ASAP Launches A New Training- written by Reed Morrison, Ph. D., President & CEO, American Substance Abuse Professionals
- Marijuana: ACOG Encourages Abstinence While Pregnant or Breast-Feeding
- September is National Recovery Month
- Have You Taken Our New Training Yet?
- Laura Dashner, LCSW, SAP, SAE, COO; Executive VP at ASAP, Providing SAP Training at LIC5 in Vegas on October 8-9th
- Nicole Hanratty will be at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders Conference- Will you?
- National Health Center Week 2015 is August 9th-15th
- Prescription Pain Meds: Sweet Relief or a Fatal Cure?
- What Evidence Supports Marijuana Use for Medical Indications: Not Much
- Lifestyle Intervention Conference 2015 -DOT Substance Abuse Professionals Training
- A Poll Finds- Most Americans Back a Ban on Powdered Alcohol
- Rates of Drug Addiction/Abuse Across Occupations in the U.S.
- Opiate Use is Growing in the Workplace
- ASAP President/CEO, Reed Morrison, Ph.D., is a Contributor on the Recently Published Article: The Therapeutic Utility of Employment in Treating Drug Addiction: Science to Application
- Colorado Court Rules Workers Can Be Fired for Marijuana Use
- Cultural Differences Can Influence How Psychiatrists Diagnose Mental Illness
- DOT Updates the Employer Handbook, June 1st 2015
- Proposed Mandatory Guidelines for Workplace Drug Testing Programs
- Quest Diagnostics – Increase in Positivity Results Across the Workforce
- June is National Safety Month
- National Prevention Week
- Will we see you at DATIA, Booth #29, on June 2-4?
- Job Most Likely to Make You Drink
- April 19-25th is a National Week of Observance to Recognize Occupational Health Nurses
- DEA Issues Nationwide Alert on Fentanyl as Threat to Health and Public Safety
- Electronic Version of the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form
- New Johns Hopkins University Study Funded by NIH Will Incorporate American Substance Abuse Professionals (ASAP) Services
- Opioid Use Stabilized
- Heroin Deaths in US Quadrupled From 2000 through 2013
- Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in D.C.
- FMCSA Establishes Committee to Update Truck and Bus Driver Training
- 2,221 People Dying from Binge Drinking
- FMCSA: Maintain 50 Percent Random Drug Testing Rates Through 2015
- The Dangers of Painkillers
- NIH Invests in Social Media to Help Understand, Prevent and Treat Substance Abuse
- Presidential Proclamation: National Substance Abuse Prevention Month October 2014
- Young Adult Sequelae of Adolescent Cannabis Use
- Mark Your Calendars: National Drug Facts January 26th
- e-cigarettes Soon to be Banned by FAA?
- 2013 NSDUH Report on Substance Abuse & Mental Health
- Drug Testing vs. Drug Testing Program
- Demand for Truck Drivers is Increasing
- ASAP on Vapes and e-cigarettes
- States with Broad Drug Abuse Prevention Programs Excelling
- ASAP Examines DUIs and Marijuana
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Has It Lost It’s Place in Recovery?
- Patent for Powdered Alcohol, Palcohol, is Approved by the Treasury Department
- NCADD Fact Sheet: Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Workplace
- DOT: Official Q&As Published
- Revised Urine Specimen Collector Guidelines Posted Today
- June is National Safety Month
- Medications to Help People Stop Drinking are Rarely Prescribed
- Hand-Held Treatment for Overdoses is Approved
- Addiction Treatment and Outcomes
- Anti-Seizure Drug May Reduce Alcohol Consumption
- Mox-Duo: Newest Pain Drug Soon to be On the Market
- Clinical Corner: What is SAP Treatment?
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- NCADD Facts About Alcohol in the Workplace
- FMCSA Orders Four Motor Carriers to Shut-down
- Synthetic Pot Tied to Emergencies
- NIDA Updates Heroin Research Report
- CDL Clearinghouse Comments
- Who Determines A Refusal to Test?
- The FMCSA Safety Measurement System Better Identifies High Risk Carriers
- FMCSA Proposes Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse for Commercial Drivers
- National Drug Facts Week
- DEA Assigns Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I
- FMCSA to Shut Down Carriers with Safety Violations
- DEA Assigns Temporary Placement of Four Synthetic Cannabinoids Into Schedule I
- 2014 DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates
- The Value of Follow Up Drug Testing
- Enjoying a Binge Free Holiday Season
- A Breathalyzer to Detect Marijuana?
- DEA Issues Final Order: Temporary Schedule 1 Classification for Three Synthetic Phenethylamines
- Preview the Proposed Changes to FMCSA's SMS Website
- Behavioral Health, US, 2012
- What is Krokodil?
- FMCSA Encourages Carriers to Update Registration
- Understanding the Regulations for Alcohol Levels Under the FTA
- Over 20,000 Emergency Department Visits Related to Bath Salts
- National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
- September is National Recovery Month
- Non-Medical Prescription Pain Medication Use Raises the Risk of Heroin Use
- FMCSA Publishes Final Rule Establishing Unified Registration System
- FMCSA Launches Bus Inspection Strike Force
- PHMSA Proposes to Remove Sec 199.111 from the Regs
- Turning Off Brain Trigger May Prevent Addiction Relapse
- World Hepatitis Day
- The DOT Issues a Request for Comments on the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
- FTA Publishes Final Rule: Revising Part 655
- FTA Post Accident Flow Chart
- Random Drug Testing for California Doctors?
- Employer Record Keeping Requirements for DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing
- Inhaling Alcohol?
- Oral Fluid Testing Yields Higher Positivity Rates
- Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form Submitted to OMB for Approval
- Alcohol & Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
- Bill Submitted for National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy
- FMCSA Submits Unified Registration System Rule to OMD
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month
- Synthetic Cannabinoids Linked to Acute Kidney Injury
- FRA Issues Final Rule on Non-controlled Substances
- National Poison Prevention Week
- FMCSA Launches the SaferBus App
- Drastic Increase in Emergency Room Visits from ADHD Meds
- ASAP CEO Published in JEA
- February is American Heart Month
- FTA Positive Randoms on the Rise
- Prescription Drug Misuse Second to One
- Giving to the Helping Up Mission
- Smoke-Free Workplaces Can Decrease the Risk of Hospitalization Due to Heart Attack
- Informing Employees about the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
- DOT Issues Compliance Notice for Recreational Marijuana Use
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- 2013 DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates
- ASAP Encourages Company Wide Continued Learning
- The Great American Smokeout
- Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational Use
- The Safe Roads Act of 2012
- Drive Safely Work Week
- ASAP is On The Move
- Smiles Can Be Dangerous!
- ASAP Is Gearing Up for the World EAP Conference
- FMCSA Improves CSA Program
- FTA Explains the Difference Between Saying No and a Refusal To Test
- ASAP CEO Participates in SAE Panel Discussion
- NHTSA Updates Conforming Products List for Alcohol Testing Devices
- Congress Passes the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
- The FAA Aims to Combine Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
- ASAP Welcomed Guest Speaker Dr. Kristine Hitchens
- High Dose Painkillers Lead to High Costs and Delayed Recovery
- MRO Visits ASAP to Present on Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures
- FRA Proposes Adding New Substances to Post Accident Tests
- DOT Amends Drug Testing Procedures for Heroin Metabolite 6-AM
- The Buzz at DATIA 2012
- A Public Health Approach to National Drug Control
- DOT Issues A Reminder of Important 40 CFR Part 40 Regulations
- ASAP President to Present at the DATIA 2012 Conference
- 5 Tips for Successful DOT Random Drug Testing
- Have You Met Molly?
- ASAP to Co-Present During BIG Initiative SBIRT Education Webinar
- DEA Extends Temporary Schedule 1 Classification of Synthetic Cannabinoids
- An Herbal Remedy May Be the Answer to Alcoholism
- ASAP to Present: Trends in Drugs and Alcohol that Impact Occupational Health
- DOT Clarifies Employee Consent Rules for MROs
- Children of Alcoholics Week
- FMCSA Publishes Final Rule
- DTAB Recommendations Approved by HHS
- SAMHSA Redefines Recovery
- CSA Releases BASICs Factsheets
- ASAP Holiday Giving
- November 30th Is National Meth Awareness Day
- Users Postpone Treatment for 15 Years
- DEA Says No To Medical Marijuana
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