Drug and Alcohol

Drug and Alcohol Programs Topic Guide

Drug and Alcohol Programs

Safety-sensitive employees are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of federal regulations aimed at increasing public safety. Rural and tribal transit agencies are responsible for making sure that these requirements are met. This topic guide will direct you to the most current and relevant resources on all aspects of the federal drug and alcohol requirements.

FTA and U.S. DOT Resources

National RTAP Resources

2 the Point Training Cards on Drugs and Alcohol in English and Spanish, 2018

eLearning Substance Abuse Training and Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors

Substance Abuse Awareness Training, Testing, and Compliance Technical Brief, 2021

Webinar on Drug & Alcohol Fitness-for-Duty Policies & Procedures for Public Transit, 2018

Webinar on Understanding the Updated USDOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulation, 2017

Transit Manager's Toolkit section on Drug and Alcohol Programs, 2020


Additional Resources

California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) / CALTRANS Drug and Alcohol Resource Materials Page includes guidelines, templates and webinars


DISA Drug Testing Calculator


FMCSA's Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations, 2014  and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, 2021


Florida RTAP, run by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), has a Resource Library that includes drug and alcohol videos, workbooks and other resources.

 

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Accelerating Progress to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities video, 2018


NHTSA's Alcohol-Impaired Driving, 2021


Office of National Drug Control Policy's Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Rural Communities, 2020


Shared-Use Mobility Center's (SUMC) Using COMPASS to Navigate Cecil County, MD, 2022


TRB's Drug-Impaired Driving: Research Needs, 2019


TCRP's Eliminating Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, 2018


United Motorcoach Association's CBD Can Jeopardize Your CDL: Even Products Labeled as THC-Free May Cause Positive Drug Tests, 2020


USDA's Federal Resources for Rural Communities to Help Address Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse, 2018



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Updated March 16, 2023

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