Police will soon be able to orally test drivers for four drugs. But impairment from prescription medications is far more ...

The initiative seeks to harmonize DOT testing procedures with HHS guidelines, including updates on urine and oral fluid testing methods. Recent data shows a sharp increase in fentanyl detection in ...

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) recently proposed significant amendments to its drug and alcohol testing regulations that include adding fentanyl and its metabolite, norfentanyl, to the drug ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to amend its drug testing regulations to add fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) and norfentanyl (a metabolite of fentanyl) to its drug testing panels. The ...

A New Jersey corrections officer who claimed allergy medication caused him to fail a drug test has lost his appeal to get his job back. The New Jersey Appellate Division on July 11 upheld the firing ...

A veteran Latino NYPD officer has filed a federal complaint accusing the department of discrimination, claiming its marijuana testing policy unfairly targets people with dark hair. Frankie Palaguachi, ...

The request from child welfare authorities seemed harmless enough: Order a newborn drug test. Dr. Sharon Ostfeld-Johns and her hospital colleagues had done it countless times before. This time, ...

The transportation industry is advising Congress that, if marijuana is federally rescheduled, businesses want assurances that they won’t have to forgo zero-tolerance drug policies for drivers—while ...

Abstract: Medical technologists are integral to public health, providing critical expertise in drug testing and blood banking. This article explores their role in ensuring accurate testing, ...

WASHINGTON — Drug testing facilities that have invested in oral-fluid-based testing for motor carriers, airlines, railroads and pipeline operators are pushing back on a proposal by the U.S. Department ...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed temporarily reinstating urine drug testing for transportation workers due to the lack of certified oral fluid testing labs. This temporary measure is ...

The Department of Transportation is revising a requirement that it calls an “inadvertent factual impossibility” from its drug testing procedures. A provision from DOT’s 2023 oral fluid drug testing ...