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HEALTH for CDL * USA - Panel says other drugs may impair driving, too
USA -eTrucker, by Todd Dills -10 Jan 2007: -- A five-doctor panel tasked with reviewing the health standards for CDL holders stated at its January meeting that while only Schedule I drugs are restricted, Schedule II drugs also may pose an increased crash risk... A lack of peer-reviewed literature doesn’t mean the risk isn’t present, said the members of the Medical Review Board, created by the federal highway funding bill passed in August 2005... Having focused on procedural matters at its August 2006 public meeting and on insulin-treated diabetics at its November 2006 public meeting, the board focused Jan. 10 on habit-forming drugs... Schedule I drugs such as amphetamines and narcotics can disqualify people from holding commercial driver’s licenses. But Schedule II opoids, sedatives and stimulants, including such well-known drugs as methadone, morphine, OxyContin, Dilaudid and Ritalin, are not mentioned in the CDL regulations. Schedule II drugs are legal and medically valid but carry a risk of abuse and dependency...
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