News
Ten Good Reasons To Cheat On Your Drug Test
[DTN] Cheating is something we’re never supposed to do… unless they give you a damn good reason to do it. Here are TEN Good Reasons
DTN
February 24, 2020
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Blog
Wise Words From My Pot Dealer: How To Pass A Urine Test
The guy who sells me weed is a very smart dude, and when I told him that I had to take a drug test at
Rick Cusick
February 20, 2020
News
Pre-Employment Drug Testing is Still Widespread
[DTN] In January 2020 the U.S. added 225,000 jobs to the U.S. workforce, and unemployment upticked to 3.6 percent. That’s because more workers are looking
DTN
February 10, 2020
Features
Bud Krogh Has Left The Building
The Godfather of American drug testing has died. I knew no one would notice. I knew years ago when I studied his career that Bud
DTN
February 3, 2020
News
Testing for Weed is Sooooo 20th Century!
Employers Begin To See The Pale Green Light (DTN) At the dawn of the new year Nevada became the first state in the nation to
DTN
January 31, 2020
News
Fingerprint Drug Tests Are Next In Line
[DTN] Jan 20, 2020 – As breathalyzer drug tests are about to arrive on American roadsides, fingerprint drug tests are already being deployed in England
DTN
January 22, 2020
Drug Testing
SVTs Change The Odds in Drug Testing
When I first began to cover drug testing for a little alternative newsweekly twenty years ago, the tests were laughably flawed. Fifty percent false positives
Rick Cusick
January 6, 2020
News
Cannabis Consumers Looking For A Job In 2020?
Here’s A Few Things You Need To Know [DTN] Jan 3 If you smoke marijuana and you’re looking for a job in 2020 you need
DTN
January 3, 2020
News
Marijuana Breathalyzers Are About To Arrive
[DTN] Dec 1 – Drug test companies have long sought their Golden Ticket in a roadside breathalyzer for cannabis. It has proved to be a
DTN
December 5, 2019
News
Cannabis Up! Opioids down! The Drug War Goes Sideways in 2019
DTN (Aug. 30, 2019) The rate of positive drug tests in the American workplace shot up to a 14-year high in 2018, according to long-spinning
DTN
September 2, 2019
The Case For Synthetic Urine
When I first started writing critically about drug testing in 2005 it was like shooting fish in a barrel. During the second Bush Administration
Richard Cusick
May 19, 2018
Drug Testing
False Positives: What Over The Counter Drugs Can Set Off A False Positive Result?
The drug test companies maintain that the reliability of their tests has improved dramatically over the last decade, but I’m not sure I believe that.
Richard Cusick
May 1, 2018
“What Kind of Drugs Will They Be Looking For?”
So, you have to take a drug test. Well, you’re not alone. Up to 50 million drug tests are performed in the United States every
Richard Cusick
April 27, 2018
Drug Testing
Drug Test Diary: My Buddy, Liebowitz
Monday the 1st My buddy Liebowitz had to take a drug test and he’s freaking out. He posted his panic on Facebook. “So, I
Richard Cusick
April 23, 2018
Drug Test Timeline
In the Board of Education v. Earls the U.S. Supreme Court expands suspicionless student drug testing for all students who wish to participate in any extracurricular activities
The U.S. Supreme Court approves an major expansion of suspicionless student drug testing mandating drug testing for all students who wish to participate in any
Richard Cusick
January 30, 2002
Drug Test Timeline
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 authorizes for the first time federal funds for school drug testing.
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, making this the first time legislation that authorizes federal funds that may be used for school drug testing
Richard Cusick
January 30, 2002
Drug Test Timeline
Annual Drug Testing Revenues Top $700 million dollars.
According to US News & World Report 20 to 25 million Americans are drug-tested annually in the United States. Although 8% of tests that come
Richard Cusick
January 30, 2002
Drug Test Timeline
Following Earls student Drug Testing Skyrockets
DATIA surveyed its members to determine the extent of increased student drug testing by schools across the nation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s
Richard Cusick
January 29, 2002
Drug Test Timeline
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998 provides federal funds to small businesses that want to impose drug testing on their employees.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1996
Drug Test Timeline
The Drug Free Workplace Act
Congress passes the Drug Free Workplace Act requiring companies awarded federal contracts to institute drug testing as a condition of contract.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1996
Drug Test Timeline
Psychemedics introduces a personal hair testing service for parents
Psychemedics introduced the PDT-90® personal drug testing service for parents who wanted to use hair-testing technology to test their children for drug use.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1995
Drug Test Timeline
The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association ( DATIA) is founded.
DATIA, The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association, is founded with it stated mission to work closely with and influence key policy makers in Federal
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1995
Drug Test Timeline
Anheuser Busch, makers of Budweiser beer, Miller beer, and many other brands, begins a policy of drug-testing in the workplace
In a notable irony, Anheuser Busch, makers of Budweiser beer, [Miller beer], and many other brands, maintains a policy of drug-testing in the workplace. Urinalysis
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1995
Drug Test Timeline
$77,000 per Drug Test!!!
A congressional committee estimated that the cost of each positive in government testing was $77,000 because the positive rate was only 0.5%.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1992
Drug Test Timeline
The American Civil Liberties Union recommends Impairment Testing as a reasonable alternative to urinalysis and hair testing.
Realizing that an impairment-free standard must be maintained for certain professions involving public safety, the American Civil Liberties Union suggests an alternative to urinalysis and
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1991
Drug Test Timeline
Congress requires random drug testing for any U.S. Worker in safety sensitive positions
Congress requires random drug testing for any U.S. Worker in safety sensitive positions
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1991
Drug Test Timeline
Ninety-eight percent of the Fortune 200 companies have implemented some form of drug testing
Corporate drug testing has burgeoned. Ninety-eight percent of the Fortune 200 companies have implemented some form of drug testing. However, a positive drug test still
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1990
Drug Test Timeline
The U.S. Supreme Court, citing the administrative search exception, finds a limited application of suspicionless government drug testing constitutional for the first time.
The United States Supreme Court, citing the administrative search exception, finds constitutional a Custom Service program requiring all Custom Service employees seeking promotions to certain
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1988
Drug Test Timeline
President Reagan requires federal agencies to institute urine testing programs
President Ronald Reagan issued Executive Order 12564 requiring federal agencies to institute urine testing programs for the purpose of creating ‘drug-free federal workplaces.’
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1986
Drug Test Timeline
The U.S. Court of Appeals, citing the administrative search exception, approve mass urinalysis procedures in the public workplace
The United State’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals, citing the administrative search exception, approved, for the first time, mass urinalysis procedures in the public workplace.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1986
Drug Test Timeline
By 1985 urine-testing was a $100 million business
Although the Fourth Amendment protects the privacy rights of citizens from government intrusion, the private sector has traditionally had much less restriction. By 1985 urine-testing
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1985
Drug Test Timeline
Corporate Drug Testing is in its Infancy
Only 3% of the Fortune 200 companies are testing job applicants or employees.
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1983
Drug Test Timeline
Werner Baumgartner pioneers a hair-testing technique to test for the presence of drugs
Werner Baumgartner pioneers a hair-testing technique to test for the presence of drugs. Whereas urinalysis can detect substances injested inj the last seventy-hours [except marijuana,
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1978
Drug Test Timeline
The U.S. Supreme Court allows an “administrative search exception” to the Fourth Amendment with regard to random drug testing of military personnel
The U.S. Supreme Court declared constitutional an “administrative search exception” to the Fourth Amendment [Committee for GI Rights v. Callaway 518 F. 2D 466, 474
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1975
Drug Test Timeline
The Pentagon prepares to random drug test soldiers returning from Vietnam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOukOqdudHk Acting on recommendations from the White House, the Pentagon prepares to random drug test soldiers returning from Vietnam. Since drug use is an infraction
Richard Cusick
January 30, 1971
