Drug Testing

• Australian Resources
• International Resources

Australian Resources

Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA)
Review of the safety benefits of introducing drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive personnel in the aviation industry
Submission to The Department of Transport and Regional Services and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. (June 2004)

Arrive Alive
Random Roadside Saliva Testing for Illicit Drugs 
Frequently Asked Questions

Drugs and alcohol "abuse" and testing of workers for the presence of drugs and alcohol.
Paper presented by K. Pidd at the AMWU Fitness for Work Seminar, Adelaide, South Australia, 11 November 2002.

Somazone
Factsheet: Drug Testing

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International Resources

Drug Policy Alliance

1. Making Sense of Student Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No
   The experts agree, and the evidence is clear! Random drug testing does not reduce drug use among young people. Spending an extra 23 million on testing students' urine will only destroy relationships between youth and adults. This booklet demonstrates the key flaws in random student drug testing and outlines promising alternatives to the invasive and expensive practice. 2004
2. Drug Testing
   The current status of drug testing in the US.  Other links with drug testing information can also be accessed from here.

DrugTestingFails.com
The US Drug Policy Alliance (www.drugpolicy.org) has a website devoted to the issue of random drug testing in schools. This web site provides resources for parents, caregivers, educators, coaches and other concerned adults to oppose their school's proposed drug testing programs.

drugtestingnews.com
This website provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date news and information on the drug and alcohol testing industry including legislation, legal issues, business, and technology from the US.

International Journal of Drug Testing
A multidisciplinary, refereed Journal devoted to the publication of scientific research, technical applications, policy, and other issues. The Journal also provides a forum for the discussion of issues that are associated with drug testing. 

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK

1. Drug testing in the workplace: Summary conclusions of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work
   The report of an independent Inquiry examining what role, if any, drug testing should play in the workplace. June 2004
2. Random Drug Testing of Schoolchildren
   This report looks at the theory,the evidence,the ethics and the practicalities of testing children in UK schools. 2005

National Audit Office, UK

1. The Drug Treatment and Testing Order: early lessons
   The Drug Treatment and Testing Order is a community sentence for offenders who misuse drugs. The Order requires offenders to submit to regular drug testing, to attend an intensive treatment and rehabilitation programmes. This report is an early assessment and evaluation of the Order. March 2004
2. Evaluation of drug testing in the criminal justice system
   July 2004

The National Workrights Institute
Drug Testing in the Workplace
Information about drug testing - including links to the articles 'Drug Testing: A Bad Investment' and 'Impairment Testing: Does It Work?'  

Psychmedics
A website that contains information on drug testing

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

1. What You Need to Know About Starting a Student Drug-Testing Program
   This booklet reviews the steps you need to take before implementing a student drug testing program, offers guidance on how to find funding for the program, and includes a discussion of how some schools select students for testing and what types of tests they use. October 2004
2. What You Need to Know About Drug Testing in School
   Issues that need to be considered before introducing testing in schools. 2002

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