DATIA LEADERSHIP Neil Fortner, Chairman Avee Laboratories
Phil Dubois, Chairman-Elect DrugScan, Inc.
Andrew Powell, Treasurer Nursing Corps, Inc.
Sherri Vogler, Secretary Houston Medical Testing Services
Jim Bentley General Genetics Corporation
Daniel DiThomas i3screen
Melissa DiThomas LexisNexis
Brian Drew Nationwide Medical Review
Kirk Hardy The International Drug Detection Agency Ltd.
Barry Knott Lifeloc Technologies
Shannon Lalley FTS International
Patricio Labatut Global Partners Ltda.
Robert McCormick Quest Diagnostics
Jo McGuire Conspire!
Lisa Morrison-Bowles Compliance Resources Plus, LLC
Lisa Ruehle Interactive Medical Connections, Inc.
Scott Taillie Alere Toxicology
Elaine Taulé NMS Management Services, Inc.
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8 Common Mistakes & Misconceptions in Evidential Breath Testing By Amy Evans and Barry Knott, Lifeloc Technologies
features
20 A Special Thanks from DATIA to our DATIA focus Authors and Contributors
28 The Accidental Addict By Maryann Rosenthal, PhD, Recovery Ways
departments
4 Letter from the Chairman
6 Letter from the Executive Director
14 Best Practices 16 Business Sense 24 Washington Report 26 Spotlight On 34 Getting to Know
36 Ask Alice 42 Name that Drug
48 DATIA in Motion 50 New Member List
38 The Prescription Drug Abuse
Epidemic By Sheryl Maddox, Psychemedics Corporation
44 Live Scan Fingerprinting By Elaine Taulé, NMS Management Services, Inc.
contents fall 2013•Vol. 6 Issue 4
index of advertisers 7
Alere Toxicology 800.340.4029 /
www.aleretoxicology.com
17 11 IFC 5 35
American Substance Abuse Professionals 888.792.2727 /
www.go2asap.com
BB&T Insurance Services 800.356.9804 /
www.bbt.com
Clinical Reference Laboratory 800.452.5677 /
www.crlcorp.com
Compliance Information Systems 800.647.9070 /
www.everitest.net
Draeger Medical, Inc. 866.385.5900 /
www.draeger.us
23 IBC 13 33
EMSI—Workplace Services 800.522.3674 /
www.emsinet.com
Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. 800.722.4872 /
www.lifeloc.com
OraSure Technologies 800.672.7873 /
www.orasure.com
PAS Systems International 800.660.7643 /
www.pasintl.com
25, BC Quest Diagnostics 877.241.0150 /
www.questdiagnostics.com
19 SCITECK 800.905.4272 /
www.sciteck.org
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