The medical board has extended the probation of an anesthesiologist who was caught walking into hospital walls while impaired at work after she failed to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

Many workplace drug and alcohol testing policies do not define "refusing to test" and provide no disciplinary consequences for it. This is a serious mistake. Reprinted in partnership with the Drug & ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways Alcohol can be detected in urine for up to 72 hours after heavy use. Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) tests can show alcohol use up to 80 hours later.

Nicole Lee works as a consultant in the alcohol and other drug sector and a psychologist in private practice. She has previously been awarded funding by Australian and state governments, NHMRC and ...

"We are seeing multiple drugs used together, combined with alcohol,'' forensic lab Director of Operations Dr. Jessica Gleba ...

New research published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests that professionals who administer breath alcohol tests should stay away from hand sanitizers that contain ethanol, as they ...

Researchers are studying whether these widely used weight-loss drugs may also be future treatments for alcohol abuse.

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The City Council has taken aim at the NYPD again, proposing a law that would force cops to take blood alcohol tests if they cause an injury or death after using their weapon. Getty Images The City ...

Medical experts yesterday called for broader testing for alcohol intolerance in Taiwan given the high prevalence of the disorder and its impact on health. The Food and Drug Administration has ...

The police always face the allegation that law enforcement is not even-handed. The saying ‘one law for the rich and another ...