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  • The Truth About CDL Alcohol and Other Drug Testing

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    Holders of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) are arguably the most important drivers on our roads. They are the ones who help us get any item we want, short of raising it ourselves, and they are the ones driving the largest and therefore the most dangerous vehicles on our roadways. You may be surprised by the…

  • What Should Prevention Look Like?

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    I recently attended a presentation by the phenomenal Ira Chasnoff, MD. (You can find out more about him at NTI Upstream.) Dr. Chasnoff was doing research in the field of drug-affected neonates in the early 1990s, when I first started my career in the field of addiction. I had to wait about 30 years to…

  • Alcohol and Other Drug Testing: No Room for Gotchas

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    In continuing the theme of looking at addiction as the chronic, progressive, lethal disease that professionals say they believe it is, the question should be posed: why do we spring tests on people suffering from a disease? My husband recently underwent heart surgery, and when the doctors need him to have lab tests, they make…