Reviewing Stories of Drug Use and Abuse So Far in 2017: DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING
We have been following several important topics from both a scientific and societal angle throughout the year. The next series of posts will highlight the information and articles we found one category at a time. We’ll start with a fascinating collection of stories about drug and alcohol testing.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING
From January, an article about a Canadian roadside drug testing pilot program:
March brought us two articles. The first is about the San Diego Police Department’s roadside drug testing pilot:
The second is about the California legislature’s attempt to set alcohol and drug cut-off levels:
In June we picked up a story about testing for marijuana intoxication in drivers in Sacramento:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article149848499.html
Finally last month, we featured two articles about drug testing. The first was a blog post from New Zealand about the varied role of drug testing:
The second is about drug testing in the Kentucky prison system:
http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/news/10244/jail-to-begin-administering-drug-testing
