The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA Board of Directors congratulates Executive Director Jo McGuire for achieving the highly respected Certified Substance Abuse Program Administrator (CSAPA) designation, awarded by the Certification Commission...
By Bill Current, Current Consulting Group Let’s look back on some of the key developments that made 2023 an historical year for the drug testing industry. Looking back at an historic year for drug testing. DOT ORAL FLUID FINAL RULE On May 2, 2023, and just in time for...
By Patrice M. Kelly, JD, Senior Policy Executive Advisor National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association This is the second in a series of articles I am writing to dispel the “myths and urban legends” surrounding the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and...
By Bill Current This article was written by Bill Current of the Current Consulting Group (CCG) on behalf of Premier Biotech for publication by NDASA. For further information about the subjects covered in this article, please email Bill at...
Courtesy of Quest Employer Solutions For over 30 years, lab-based urine testing was the only testing method permitted by most federal government agencies mandating testing by employers, including the US Department of Transportation (DOT). It is the established gold...
By Patrice M. Kelly, JD, Senior Policy Executive Advisor National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to dispel the “myths and urban legends” surrounding the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and...
The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association and the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association announced the merger of DATIA into NDASA, on Thursday, May 25. The leaders of both organizations celebrated this monumental industry event with the signing of the...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Final Rule for Oral Fluid Testing for public viewing. This is a critical step in the process to making oral fluid testing an option for DOT-mandated drug and alcohol testing programs in addition to urine...
If you are a specimen collector, own a drug testing or third-party administration business, supervise your company's drug and alcohol testing policy, manage safety programming for your workplace, or are employed in human resources, law enforcement or substance use...
Five years ago in March, a small group of leaders in the drug and alcohol testing industry met in Washington, DC over a two-day period to formally announce the founding of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA). At this meeting, the original group...