Relationship Between Student Illicit Drug Use and School Drug‐Testing Policies

May 6, 2003The Journal of school health

How school drug-testing policies relate to student illegal drug use

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About 18% of American secondary schools reported testing students for drug use between 1998 and 2001.

A higher percentage of high schools conducted drug testing compared to middle schools.
No association was found between school drug testing and reported illicit drug use among students.
Experienced marijuana users did not show a difference in usage rates based on drug testing policies.
Drug testing among male high school athletes was also not linked to illicit drug use.

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This report provides information about drug testing by American secondary schools, based on results from national surveys. The study provides descriptive information on drug-testing practices by schools from 1998 to 2001, and examines the association between drug testing by schools and reported drug use by students. School-level data on drug testing were obtained through the Youth, Education, and Society study, and student-level survey data were obtained from the same schools participating in the Monitoring the Future study. A relatively small percentage of schools (about 18%) reported testing students for drug use, with more high schools than middle schools reporting drug testing. Drug testing was not associated with students' reported illicit drug use, or with rate of use among experienced marijuana users. Drug testing of athletes was not associated with illicit drug use among male high school athletes. Policy implications are discussed.

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