Over the past decades, excessive alcohol consumption is one of the top causes of traffic fatalities in United States. Incidentally, about a third of these drunk drivers are repeat alcohol offenders. Since these alcoholic offenders have higher risk of involvement in traffic accidents, the US government is putting its substantial efforts [...]
AAMRO was founded in 1991 and since then, this medical society became dedicated to provide certification and set national standards for people in the medical field as well as other professionals who conduct drug and alcohol testing. It uses a set of practices together with training programs and the administering of examinations that will certify [...]
The MROCC is formed by the American Medical Association and some members of medical specialty societies like the American Society of Addiction Medicine, The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and American College of Medical Toxicology. Wonder what’s the purpose of this organization?
The organization was actually formed [...]
DATIA was founded in 1995 and was previously called the National Association of Collection Sites. It primarily represents the entire drug testing industry in
Washington DC and to date has 1300 members including laboratories, TPAs, testing equipment producers and manufacturers, collection sites and MROs.
The missions of DATIA evolve on four things. First, it wants to [...]
The mission of SAPAA is to make sure that the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and quality in the administration of workplace substance abuse prevention programs are promoted, established and communicated. This is made possible by the organization’s training and educational programs as well as the exchange of ideas among its members.
What do you learn [...]
SAPACC, or the Substance Abuse Program Administrators’ Certification Commission, is otherwise known as the Certified Substance Abuse Program Administrator. Curious about what this non-profit corporation is all about?
SAPACC is a nationally-certified substance and drug abuse program administrator in the US. It covers two types of administrators: the first one being the SAPA or substance abuse [...]
Hair alcohol EtG testing is a recent method being used for testing a person’s level of alcohol consumption. This test checks for EtG or Ethyl Glucuronide, which is produced only when there is alcohol present in a person’s bloodstream. This fact makes EtG an ideal marker for an alcohol test. The more alcohol a person [...]
EtG testing is a recently established form of alcohol evaluation that works differently from previous forms of alcohol testing. Rather than testing a sample for levels of ethanol, an ETG test looks for the level of EtG in the body to reach its conclusion. EtG is a metabolite that remains in the body for a [...]
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Evades Some of the Issues With Urine Analysis: Often there are issues with altered ethanol levels in a urine sample, which can make the sample invalid for urine testing. These can be caused by evaporation and also by diabetes , which increases the level of glucose and ethanol with it due to yeast naturally found [...]
Many companies do not have an alcohol testing program in place simply because they feel that such a plan would be cost prohibitive and far more of a hindrance than a help to their company. The reality is that these beliefs are far from the truth and that a consistent and complete alcohol testing program [...]
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