DATIA Annual Conference and Exposition 2011

Washington, DC June 2, 2011, At the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association’s
(DATIA) Annual Conference at the Doral Resort and Spa, DATIA Chairman, Dr. David
M. Martin, in his opening address predicted that a new wave of drug abuse would be
hitting America. He cited a report that will be released this month in the Journal of
Health Affairs of a seven-year study tracking broadband access and hospital
admissions for substance abuse. The study reported that for every increase in
broadband access there was a corresponding increase in hospital admissions for
prescription drug abuse while admissions for alcohol, heroin and cocaine remained
the same or decreased.