Random drug testing in US public school districts

Am J Public Health. 2008 May;98(5):826-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123430. Epub 2008 Apr 1.

Abstract

We estimated the proportion of the nation's public school districts that have high school grades in which random drug testing is conducted. We collected data in spring 2005 from 1343 drug prevention coordinators in a nationally representative sample of school districts with schools that have high school grades; of these districts, 14% conducted random drug testing. Almost all districts randomly tested athletes, and 65% randomly tested other students engaged in extracurricular activities; 28% randomly tested all students, exceeding the current sanction of the US Supreme Court.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Schools*
  • Students / classification*
  • Substance Abuse Detection / methods*
  • Substance Abuse Detection / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States