It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the deputy minister.
According to the order of the Ministry of Health, from November 22, changes were to be made to the procedure for compulsory medical examination of drivers and candidates for drivers.
Under the new rules, the scope of research would increase: it would be necessary to give urine for 11 types of drugs and blood for the presence of the CDT enzyme, a marker of chronic alcohol abuse.
Previously, such a blood test was prescribed only for symptoms of alcoholism.