ANALYSIS OF EM/2 ALCOHOL & DRUG IMPAIRMENT SCREENER DATA

THE EM/2 ALCOHOL & DRUG SCREENER IS A SIMPLE COMPUTER-BASED TEST WHICH RECORDS A SUBJECTS' OCULAR MOTOR AND PUPILLARY RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DRUG/ALCOHOL INTOXICATION EXIST. THE ADVANTAGES OF THE EM/2 OVER URINE BASED DRUG TESTING INCLUDE IMMEDIATE RESULTS, A NON-INVASIVE AND NON-DEMEANING PROCEDURE, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE "UNDER THE INFLUENCE" AT THE TIME OF THE TEST. PRELIMINARY STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY. PRIOR TO A LARGE SCALE FIELD TEST AND SUBSEQUENT COMMERCIALIZATION, THIS ACCUMULATED DATA NEEDS TO BE STATISTICALLY EVALUATED TO DETERMINE: THE SIGNIFICANT PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES; WHICH ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS REQUIRE ENHANCEMENT; AND THE EM/2'S LEVEL OF ACCURACY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SPECIALISTS IN THE EVALUATIONOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND PHYSIOLOGY RELATED TO DRUGS/ALCOHOL. THE EM/2 ALCOHOL & DRUG SCREENER IS A SIMPLE COMPUTER-BASED TEST WHICH RECORDS A SUBJECTS' OCULAR MOTOR AND PUPILLARY RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DRUG/ALCOHOL INTOXICATION EXIST. THE ADVANTAGES OF THE EM/2 OVER URINE BASED DRUG TESTING INCLUDE IMMEDIATE RESULTS, A NON-INVASIVE AND NON-DEMEANING PROCEDURE, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE "UNDER THE INFLUENCE" AT THE TIME OF THE TEST. PRELIMINARY STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY. PRIOR TO A LARGE SCALE FIELD TEST AND SUBSEQUENT COMMERCIALIZATION, THIS ACCUMULATED DATA NEEDS TO BE STATISTICALLY EVALUATED TO DETERMINE: THE SIGNIFICANT PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES; WHICH ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS REQUIRE ENHANCEMENT; AND THE EM/2'S LEVEL OF ACCURACY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SPECIALISTS IN THE EVALUATIONOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND PHYSIOLOGY RELATED TO DRUGS/ALCOHOL.