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DOT CCFs Extended Through November 30

September 26, 2011 Industry News

The final rule regarding the use of the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF) was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This rule lengthens the use of the 2000 CCF until the new deadline of November 30, 2011. The Final Rule finalizes protocol for use of the new CCF. To review the [...]

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National Survey Shows a Rise In Illicit Drug Use

September 26, 2011 Industry News

The use of illicit drugs among Americans increased between 2008 and 2010 according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows that 22.6 million Americans 12 or older (8.9-percent of the population) were current illicit drug users. The [...]

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HHS Federal CCF Advisory Deadline

September 16, 2011 Industry News

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is allowing the use of the 2000 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) through November 30, 2011 for federal workplace drug testing specimens. Both the 2010 and 2000 versions of the Federal CCF are acceptable during this time for Federal agency employee specimens. Beginning December 1, [...]

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Obama Cracks Down On Medical Marijuana

July 21, 2011 Industry News

From National Public Radio… In many ways, things have been looking up for supporters of medical marijuana. Opinion polls now suggest that the American public is swinging behind the idea — and it’s already legal in 16 states and the District of Columbia. But the Obama administration has been taking a very different view lately. [...]

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DEA: Marijuana Still Classified as Highly Dangerous Drug

July 20, 2011 Industry News

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced that medical marijuana “has no accepted medical use, and should continue to be classified as a Schedule I drug.” Schedule I drugs include marijuana, ecstasy, LSD and heroin and “are considered to have a high tendency for abuse and have no medical use.” The DEA made this decision [...]

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2011 National Drug Control Strategy

July 19, 2011 Industry News

From the Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance… This week, the National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske released the 2011 National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy reflects the Obama Administration’s comprehensive and balanced efforts to reduce drug use and its consequences. The Strategy highlights the importance of Drug-Free Workplace Programs in reducing [...]

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Hawaii Meth Project Features DTI Data

July 7, 2011 Industry News

The Hawaii Meth Project® has announced the next statewide wave of its public service messaging campaign. The new television, radio, print, and online advertising portrays the dramatic effects meth can have on the user and the devastating impacts on friends and family. “As a result of the Hawaii Meth Project® our young people are more [...]

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