From
The Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation:
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, one of the main initiatives at the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation, has received a grant from the National Safety Council in partnership with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a survey of laboratories performing testing in impaired driving cases in order to develop guidelines about what drugs should be tested for and what technologies should be used. The Center’s Executive Director
Dr. Barry Logan, a leading authority in the forensic toxicology of impaired driving, said that “this is an important way to make sure that the needs of investigators are met by the laboratories that perform the drug and alcohol testing needed to relate driving impairment and accident involvement to use of drugs.” The survey will include information about both licit and illicit drugs, the laboratory’s capacity, how long it takes to get testing done, and how sensitive methods should be ensure detection. The survey will be followed by an expert panel meeting to finalize the recommendations and communicate them to the traffic safety and toxicology communities.