Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
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The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a U.S. national database that tracks commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations to enhance roadway safety and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | 1 |
| Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | 1 |
| Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T429422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Context triple: [Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, operates, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse]
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A.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to improve behavioral health and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.
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B.
NIDA Drug Supply Program
The NIDA Drug Supply Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides researchers with controlled substances and related materials to support scientific studies on drug abuse and addiction.
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C.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research agency that leads scientific study on drug use, addiction, and their health impacts to inform prevention, treatment, and policy.
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D.
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services is a Massachusetts state agency division responsible for overseeing and coordinating prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorders.
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E.
Global Drug Facility
The Global Drug Facility is an international initiative that improves worldwide access to quality-assured tuberculosis medicines and diagnostics, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Target entity description: The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a U.S. national database that tracks commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations to enhance roadway safety and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
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A.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to improve behavioral health and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.
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B.
NIDA Drug Supply Program
The NIDA Drug Supply Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides researchers with controlled substances and related materials to support scientific studies on drug abuse and addiction.
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C.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research agency that leads scientific study on drug use, addiction, and their health impacts to inform prevention, treatment, and policy.
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D.
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services is a Massachusetts state agency division responsible for overseeing and coordinating prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorders.
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E.
Global Drug Facility
The Global Drug Facility is an international initiative that improves worldwide access to quality-assured tuberculosis medicines and diagnostics, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal database
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transportation safety information system ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
employers of commercial drivers
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enforcement personnel ⓘ prospective employers of commercial drivers ⓘ state driver licensing agencies ⓘ |
| administeredInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
commercial driver’s license holders
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commercial learner’s permit holders ⓘ consortia and third-party administrators ⓘ employers of commercial drivers ⓘ medical review officers ⓘ state driver licensing agencies ⓘ substance abuse professionals ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType |
drug and alcohol testing records
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return-to-duty and follow-up testing information ⓘ violation history ⓘ |
| goal | prevent drivers with unresolved drug or alcohol violations from operating commercial motor vehicles ⓘ |
| governingAgency | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Clearinghouse ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2020-01-06 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
49 CFR Part 382 Subpart G
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Department of Transportation programs ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance roadway safety
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ensure compliance with federal drug and alcohol regulations ⓘ |
| regulates | drivers subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations drug and alcohol testing rules ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
commercial driver’s license safety programs
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federal drug and alcohol testing regulations for CMV drivers ⓘ |
| requires |
employers to report drug and alcohol violations
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medical review officers to report verified positive drug tests ⓘ substance abuse professionals to report completion of return-to-duty process ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector | commercial motor vehicle transportation ⓘ |
| tracks |
actual knowledge violations of drug and alcohol use
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alcohol test results of 0.04 or greater ⓘ commercial drivers’ alcohol program violations ⓘ commercial drivers’ drug program violations ⓘ follow-up testing plans ⓘ positive drug test results ⓘ refusals to submit to alcohol tests ⓘ refusals to submit to drug tests ⓘ return-to-duty status ⓘ |
| usedFor |
annual queries on existing drivers
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pre-employment queries ⓘ |
| website | https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Description of subject: The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a U.S. national database that tracks commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations to enhance roadway safety and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
this entity surface form:
Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse