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NTSB recommends lowering legal limit to 0.05 BAC
06-03-2013
The National Transportation Safety Board voted to recommend to states that they lower the blood-alcohol content that constitutes drunken driving. Currently, all 50 states have set a BAC level of .08...
DEA's National Take-Back Day
04-25-2013
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, to be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
Judge throws out EEOC case over alcohol tests at U.S. Steel
03-18-2013
A federal judge in Pittsburgh has delivered a rebuke to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, throwing out a case the commission brought against U.S. Steel Corp over random alcohol testing for new employees...
Prescription drug misuse remains a top public health concern
03-11-2013
Prescription drug misuse is second only to marijuana as the nation’s most prevalent illicit drug problem, with approximately 22 million persons...
Court Questions Forced Blood Tests in Drunk Driving Cases
02-19-2013
The U.S. Supreme Court considered requiring police to get a search warrant before forcing drunken driving suspects to have blood drawn...
Sharp Rise in Buprenorphine-Related Emergency Department Visits from 2005 to 2010
01-30-2013
Hospital emergency department visits linked to buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid addiction, increased substantially – from 3,161 visits in 2005 to 30,135 visits in 2010 with 52 percent (15, 778) in 2010 involving non-medical use – according to a new report...
AlcoPro 2012 New Year's Holiday Shipping Schedule
12-12-2012
AlcoPro will observe the New Year's holiday schedule January,1 2012. On-line orders placed during the holiday will be processed on Wednesday, January 2, 2012. Please read the following for information on UPS Air and Ground delivery during the New Year's holiday...
AlcoPro 2012 Christmas Holiday Shipping Schedule
12-12-2012
AlcoPro will observe Christmas holidays December 24 - 25, 2012. On-line orders placed during the holidays will be processed on Wednesday, December 26. Please read the following for information on UPS Air and Ground delivery during the Christmas holidays...
DOT Kicks Off Nationwide Crackdown on Drunk Driving
09-06-2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today joined with local law enforcement officers, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Center for DWI Courts to mark the official start of its annual anti-drunk driving campaign: "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The nationwide crackdown comes as...
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
08-03-2012
Impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have established a threshold...
Operation Dry Water 2012
07-09-2012
Last weekend the US Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) launched Operation Dry Water, an annual campaign focused on...
Scientists Find Yet Another Link Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer
06-18-2012
Alcohol use and abuse is common among teenage girls. This has short- and long-term health effects as well as numerous consequences of alcohol-enhanced risk taking behavior. Alcohol is a known risk factor for breast cancer and ...
Prescription Drug Misuse Report
05-30-2012
A recent "Health Trends Report" released Wednesday found that more than 3-in-5 patients (63%) misused their prescription drugs....
Some Teens May Be Wired to Try Drugs
05-08-2012
Researchers found different brain networks involved in self-control ...
Introducing AlcoPro's New Website
04-27-2012
Explore the new tools, features, and content in our newly revised website...
Drug Test Changes Coming...
03-30-2012
On January 26, 2012 SAMHSA approved recommendations to 1) allow oral fluid testing and 2) expand the panel of drugs to include Schedule II prescription medications such as oxycodone...
DOT Identifies Specimen Collection Errors
10-28-2011
In a discussion with DATIA staff earlier this week Department of Transportation (DOT) officials
Introducing New Training Website
01-13-2011
To better serve our training customers AlcoPro has launched a new website devoted 100% to our training services.
Updated Collector DVD and Training Materials
01-13-2011
We recently revised our Collector Instructor training materials to reflect the new regulations regarding
On-Site BAT and Collector Training
01-13-2011
Many customers are surprised to learn that most of the BAT and Collector training we provide is
Drug-Free Work Week Oct. 19 - 24, 2009
01-13-2011
October 19 - 24, 2009 is Drug-Free Work Week promoted by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Drug-Free Work Week is a public awareness campaign to encourage workplace safety and to encourage companies to create drug-free workplaces.