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 [...]
This is perhaps the question you will have in mind when an employer or any other person asks you to undergo hair testing to detect alcohol and drug abuse. Obviously, the main reason would be to prove whether you have been using any of these two substances. But aside from this, there are other reasons [...]
Drugs can dramatically affect an athlete’s performance, which is why drug testing is a must for athletes, especially professional ones. A drug test does not only identify whether or not an athlete is abusing drugs, but it also helps ensure the safety and well-being of the athlete’s team and opponents.
A person’s strand of hair is [...]
There are a variety of drug testing methods being used to detect use of illicit drugs. The list includes saliva or oral fluids testing as well as spray or sweat patch testing. But the more popular methods are hair drug testing and urine drug testing.
Pros and cons of hair drug testing
Hair drug testing is commonly [...]
Pros:
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 [...]
Despite what many people think today, driving under the influence of alcohol has been against the law since people began driving cars with the first DUI arrest occurring in 1897. However, the fines for these offenses were lighter then and the driver often got away with a warning and paying a small ticket. An example [...]
Drugs have been abused in the United States for well over a century with opiates being a very common addiction throughout most of the 19th century as well as legal to purchase up until 1914. By the 1940s, heroin and marijuana were two of the most common drugs abused in the United States, most often [...]
Here are a few funny and unusual stories from real drug testing incidents. If you know anything about drug testing and the consequences of trying to cheat the system you’re sure to know better than make these mistakes yourself.
More Instructions Necessary: An undergraduate at a university was asked to undergo a physical, complete with a [...]
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