Dates:
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 from 8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 from 8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 from 8:00am - 4:30pm ET
Thursday, September 25th, 2025 from 8:00am - 5:15pm ET
Friday, September 26th, 2025 from 8:00am - 12:00pm ET
Registration: $1,800 per person, or $1,500 for groups discounts of 5 people or more.
*All presentations must be attended to receive credit
Full Course Schedule Coming Soon!
Onsite Course Description:
Dear Borkenstein Alumni and Friends of the Drug Course:
We are pleased to announce that enrollment is open for a hybrid – in-person and simultaneous live online – version of the Robert F Borkenstein Course on “The Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior” from September 22nd - September 26th, 2025. This hybrid event will be offered live at the Science History Institute in Downtown Philadelphia, and virtually in real time.
The program will run in-person this year at the Science History Institute in beautiful and historic Old City in downtown Philadelphia, PA! Located right in the most historic square mile of the country, you will be just steps away from Independence Park, The Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House, Elfreth’s Alley, national parks, to name a few. The Philadelphia International Airport is only a 15- to 30-minute ride away, and we're not far from several SEPTA train stations, too, allowing you to explore Philly's distinctive neighborhoods where you can truly experience this town's charming personalities. If you are unable to attend the event in person it will also be accessible to virtual attendees, as the event will be simultaneously webcast worldwide. Our technology platform will allow our virtual and in-person attendees to interact with each other and with the faculty, for Q&A sessions, peer-to-peer networking in breakout rooms, and faculty panels.
The In-Person Version will allow attendees to interact more fully during breaks and at after-hours events and forums, with each other and the faculty. The program will include a welcome dinner, a wine and cheese mixer, and the opportunity to enjoy after-hours networking in historic downtown Philadelphia, PA. The Science History Institute's downtown location places visitors only minutes away from entertainment, activities, and shopping. Famous as the birthplace of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, Philadelphia has a ton of awesome things to do no matter what time of year you want to visit. Cultural, culinary, artistic and multicultural treasures abound in this city and its surrounding countryside. By day, explore four centuries of history and architecture, beautiful neighborhoods, remarkable museum collections and endless shopping. After the sun sets, the city heats up with acclaimed performing arts, amazing dining and vibrant nightlife.
Join our customary world-renowned faculty members , along with some new content for the course that has set the standard for preparing toxicologists, chemists, analysts, law enforcement officers, and traffic safety professionals, to have the most relevant and up-to-date information on the fundamentals of drugs and their relationship to traffic safety and driver impairment.
This course on the effects of drugs on driving and the state of knowledge of drugs on human performance and impairment was founded by Dr Barry Logan as a companion course to the Borkenstein Alcohol Course and has been running since 2002.
It provides a primer on the pharmacology of drugs most frequently involved in suspected impaired driving cases, covering opioids, stimulants, CNS depressants, hallucinogens, New Psychoactive Substances, (NPS), and the latest information on the impacts of cannabis on driving. The course also discusses recommendations on testing procedures, scope, and cut-offs, as well as guidance for effective testimony in these challenging cases. Our instructors are internationally recognized for their leadership in this area, presenting, testifying, and publishing extensively and excited about sharing this knowledge with our participants.
Our instructors are among the best-known names in this field from the US and around the world, and all are involved in investigation, research and testimony on drugs and traffic safety topics. We continually update our course content to ensure it reflects the issues of concern and interest to our students. Visit our faculty pages to see the current lecture topics, summaries, and resource documents.
*At the CFSRE, we always record all of our LIVE events and convert them into an archival, on-demand recording. This allows our attendees to view the event at a time that is more convenient for their schedules, as well as revisit the material at anytime for a refresher of the course. We typically have the archival recordings back into the system for viewing within 24 hours of completion of that day’s event. For the Borkenstein Drug Course we will have the recordings labeled in the specific days folder before the next day’s presentations begin! This quick turnaround for our recordings will help keep the attendees viewing the archivals as close to real time as possible during the course of the week’s presentations.
Click the Enroll button below to register for the In-Person 2025 October Borkenstein Drug course!
