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Drug Testing

Brief Description

Some schools, hospitals, or places of employment conduct drug testing. There are a number of ways this can be done, including: pre-employment testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion/cause testing, post-accident testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing. This usually involves collecting urine samples to test for drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, PCP, and opiates. NIDA’s resources include the issues involved with decisions to conduct drug testing.

Drug Testing and Workplace Issues

For information on certification of drug testing laboratories

For information on drug testing in schools

Other Resources

Past information on many drugs of abuse is available on our Archives site.

This page was last updated December 2012

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