Educating Employees About Breath Alcohol Myths and Misconceptions: Part One. Professionals in the alcohol test field and the employers for whom they work believe that their alcohol testing programs are reasonable and the alcohol testing they perform gives accurate results that can be relied upon – but do their employees believe the same? Employers have […]
Will the Opioid Bill Make a Difference?
Will the Opioid Bill Make a Difference? Last week the U.S. Senate passed a bill designed to combat the opioid epidemic that has gripped the country for the past several years. The House passed their version of the bill in June. In a few days the conference committee will iron out the differences in the […]
Ethanol Gas Calibration Standards for Breath Alcohol Testing Devices: Making the Complex, Easier
Ethanol Gas Calibration Standards for Breath Alcohol Testing Devices: Making the Complex, Easier One of the first questions asked when disputing a positive breath alcohol test is “How do you know the breath alcohol testing device was reading accurately?” The answer should be easy: “Here’s a copy of the Calibration Log for the instrument that […]
Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Incarceration for Relapsed Addicts.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Incarceration for Relapsed Addicts. Drug courts have been considered by many to be an effective way to divert substance abusers from jails and prisons while assisting individuals to get clean and sober. Individuals participating in drug courts are subject to frequent random drug testing; the typical consequence for a positive drug […]
AlcoPro Finalizes Kahntact Purchase
On May 25th of 2018, AlcoPro, Inc., a leading supplier of drug and alcohol testing products and training services finalized the sale of Kahntact USA, Inc., a supplier of new and pre-owned medical device and equipment to the occupational health and medical industries. Preparations to move the physical location of Kahntact USA from the greater […]
The Times They Are a Changin’
A couple of very interesting news stories recently caught our attention about possible therapeutic uses of Ecstasy and of psychedelics. For many years both drugs have been considered “drugs of abuse,” so it is very intriguing to learn that there may be beneficial uses for these drugs. The first article(1) described the use of Ecstasy, […]
Illicit Use of Gabapentin
Illicit Use of Gabapentin. In Matthew Perrone’s Associated Press article, “Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain”, dated May 4, 2018, the author sheds light on the growing illicit use of gabapentin as the newest means of getting high. Gabapentin (GAB), marketed under the brand name Neurontin, is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy […]
Five Principles of Adult Learning
Five Principles of Adult Learning. Over the last 25 years, we have conducted a lot of DOT drug and alcohol training and have made it a point to continually evolve our training programs around how adults learn. Whether training employees on the DOT regulations for drug or alcohol testing or providing employee training on your […]
New Trends in Opioid Abuse
New Trends in Opioid Abuse. There are new trends in Opioid abuse according to the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network. It used to be that when one heard the term “opioid abuse” that oxycodone, and the brand name OxyContin, was the drug that first came to mind. But today there are other opioids that are […]
Identifying Drug Users without a Drug Test
Identifying Drug Users without a Drug Test. The drug testing industry has developed all kinds of tests to detect a drug user: hair tests, oral fluid tests, urine tests, and sweat tests – not to mention blood tests. But did you know that it is possible to identify an individual who is under the influence […]