September 14, 2014
AREN'T DRUGS SUPPOSED TO BE BENIGN NOW?:
More Pilots in Crashes Are on Drugs, Report Says (Denver Nicks , Sept. 9, 2014, TIME)
Toxicology reports over the last two decades show sharp increase drug use among pilots and in drug mixing as wellMore pilots involved in airplane crashes are testing positive for drugs, according to an analysis of toxicology reports going back 20 years by the National Transportation Safety Board.According to the draft report released Tuesday, in 1990 just 9.6% of pilots involved in crashes tested positive for one drug, compared to 39% in 2012. Drug mixing--which can be an especially dangerous and unpredictable way to consume drugs--has been on the rise as well.
You can't get humans out of the cockpit fast enough.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 14, 2014 7:43 AM
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