AOHC Encore 2023-103 Assessment of Impairment at the Worksite

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Video Summary

The video is a presentation by Dr. David Andrujack on drug impairment and how it relates to the workplace. He begins by acknowledging the various substances that can impair individuals and highlights the difficulty in determining impairment, especially with the increasing use of medical marijuana. He explains the 12-step DRE (Drug Evaluation and Classification) process used by law enforcement to determine drug impairment, which includes assessing vital signs, eye movements, and conducting divided attention tests. Dr. Andrujack discusses the validation of standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) for alcohol impairment and mentions that similar tests have been developed for drug impairment. He emphasizes the importance of training and shares his experience of training police officers as drug recognition experts. Dr. Andrujack also discusses the application of these techniques in the medical and workplace settings, suggesting that healthcare professionals and employers can benefit from understanding the signs and symptoms of drug impairment. He ends the video by encouraging collaboration between law enforcement, healthcare professionals, and employers to address the challenge of identifying and managing impairment in various contexts.

Keywords

drug impairment

workplace

Dr. David Andrujack

medical marijuana

12-step DRE process

law enforcement

vital signs

divided attention tests

SFSTs

training