DOT Drug Abuse: 05. How Drugs Impact the Brain

The number of deaths associated with drug-related motor vehicle accidents is on the rise. In 2020, over 9,800 people in the United States died in accidents that involved drugs, which is a 7% increase from just four years before. The rules and regulations associated with the 1991 Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act are designed to prevent your employees from being involved in these accidents. This legislation requires supervisors to receive training about what constitutes drug impairment and when to test for it. In this video, we’ll talk more about impairment - specifically, how different drugs impact the brain. It’s your job to understand the ways in which drugs can affect different people so you can decide when to refer one of your employees for testing.