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On AlterNet: drug testing

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "drug testing"

Why I'm Standing Up Against Random Drug Testing at My High School

Why I'm Standing Up Against Random Drug Testing at My High School

Allie Brody, AlterNet. April 14, 2009.
"It should be common sense that scaring students won't help them any to make smarter decisions."

Drug Tests for Unemployment Checks? Just Cheap Political Theater

Drug Tests for Unemployment Checks? Just Cheap Political Theater

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. March 22, 2009.
As the money crunch punishes states coffers, legislators are callously pushing drug testing for welfare and unemployment recipients.

7 Reasons Parents Should Not Test Kids for Drug Use

7 Reasons Parents Should Not Test Kids for Drug Use

Lindsay Lyon, U.S. News & World Report. August 7, 2008.
Why experts say drug testing should be left to the professionals.

The Futility of Random Drug Testing

The Futility of Random Drug Testing

Marsha Rosenbaum, AlterNet. May 10, 2007.
School-based drug testing is costly, counterproductive and violates basic American values.

Help Wanted: Human Guinea Pigs

Help Wanted: Human Guinea Pigs

Betsy Model, The Internationalist. May 9, 2007.
If you've ever wondered why we so rarely hear of drug trials going awry in the United States, it is because we "offshore" the drug trials to developing nations who can't afford to say no.