The US Department of Transportation (DOT) requires workers who occupy ‘safety sensitive occupations’ to pass a urinalysis. In fact, previous research indicates that approximately 276,500 commercial truck drivers out of approximately 3.5 million truck drivers would be disqualified if subjected to a more rigorous drug test. Only a supplemental hair drug test identified them as drug users. In a survey of almost one million drug test results, researchers at the University of Central Arkansas found that as many as 9 out of 10 truck drivers who use illegal drugs escape detection with the federally required urinalysis. New research suggests this scenario is happening every day, as thousands of commercial truck drivers go unchecked for their illegal drug habit. Imagine driving along the highway with your family and knowing that the truck driver alongside you might be a regular cocaine user.
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