New state law restricts police use of inexpensive field drug test amid questions of their accuracy

A new Colorado law restricts the use by police of a controversial field drug test that studies have shown can result in a ...

These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back

A great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance ...

Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests based on common drug test

Colorado has become the first state to ban arrests based solely on a field drug test widely used by law enforcement across ...
Campus Safety Magazine

Methamphetamine, Cocaine Use Plummet; New Workplace Drug Testing Data Show Effects of Supply Crunch

WASHINGTON – John Walters, director of National Drug Control Policy, highlighted new data showing significant reductions in meth and cocaine positivity rates in the American workforce, as well as ...

'I don't do cocaine' | Commerce City woman's legal battle over false drug test echoes in landmark law

Colorado became the first state to restrict police use of colorimetric drug tests due to high false positive rates following ...

This $2 test leads to nearly 30,000 arrests a year for no reason

A disabled grandmother charged after a drug test showed cocaine in her purse. A college football star arrested for drug ...
Houston Press

So You Want to Buy a Former Meth Lab!: Meth-Testing Houses the New Big Thing

There are lots of important things to consider when choosing an apartment, house or trailer: commute time, distance to retail centers, public schools — but perhaps the most important thing of all is, ...

Wisconsin police can now test saliva if they suspect drugged driving

A new law allows police to rapidly test a driver's saliva if they suspect drugged driving, but it's unclear how quickly ...