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• September - October 1998
  • U.S. Supreme Court Lets Indiana School District DrugTest Students Involved in Extracurricular Activities
  • Louisiana Officials to Be Drug Tested Under New Law
     
• March - April 1998
  • Supreme Court Declines Challenge to White House Drug Testing
     
• February 1998
  • Dade County, FL Eases Student Drug Testing Rules
  • Drug Test High School Students, Says California Lieutenant Governor
     
• November - December 1997
  • Fourth Largest School District in U.S. to Implement Random Drug Testing
  • Great Britain Scientists Developing "Lollipop" Drug Test
     
• May - June 1997
  • Drug Testing Political Candidates Violates Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court Rules
     
• February 1997
  • FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Home Drug Testing Kit
  • Drug Testing Authorized for House of Representatives, Staff
  • Workplace Drug Test Positives Continue to Drop, SmithKline Beecham Reports
  • Continental Airlines Sues Pilot's Vengeful Ex-Wife for Baking Him Bread Laced with Marijuana
     
• January 1997
  • Maryland Considering Drug Testing Welfare Applicants
  • Florida Students Should Be Drug Tested, Proposes State Senator
     
• November 1996
  • FDA's Regulation of Home Drug Test Attacked
    

• October 1996
  • Drug Testing Urged for Capitol Hill, Some Lose Hair Over It
  • Rep. Susan Molinari Falsely Denied Ever Using Marijuana
  • Drug Screening Is Becoming the Standard for Private Employers
     
• April 1996
  • Workplace Drug-Test Positives Falling
  • Indiana School District To Require Drug Test for Student Parking Permit and School Activities
     
• February 1996
  • Clinton Issues Directive On Drug Testing Federal Arrestees
     
• October 1995
  • Athletes Complain About "Knock and Pee" Program

• May 1995
  • DOT Ends Pre-Employment Alcohol Testing Requirement

• April 1995
  • Supreme Court Set To Rule on High School Drug Testing Case
  • DOT Will Ask Congress To Repeal Pre-Employment Testing Law
  • Workplace Drug Test Positives Falling
  • Home Drug Testing Kit Introduced
  • ABA Book Outlines State Regulations for Workplace Testing

• March 1995
  • FDA Allows Sweat Patch
  • Federal Transit Administration Proposes Changes in Federal Drug Testing Rules

• January 1995
  • Supreme Court Will Not Review Ruling on Olympic Gold Medalist's Botched Drug Test

• November 1995
  • Drug-test Positives Falling

• July 1994
  • Drug and Alcohol Testing To Be Expanded for Transportation Workers
  • Drug Testing of High School Athletes

• July 1993
  • Costs of Drug Testing Hurting Financially Troubled Airline Industry
  • Federal Court Upholds $250,001 Award to Worker Fired for Positive Drug Test

• June 1993
  • Medical Review Officers Warned Not to Report Positive for Those Legally Prescribed THC

• April 1993
  • Impairment Testing Effective, DOT Told at Hearing
  • DOT's Alcohol Testing Proposals Criticized at Public Hearing
  • Popular PARADE Columnist Refutes Accuracy of Urinalysis

• March 1993
  • Drug Tests Show Decline in Illicit Drug Use by U.S. Work Force

• February 1993
  • New Drug Patch Would Be Worn Constantly to Monitor Drug Use
  • Report on Hair Testing Available From Justice Department
  • Oklahoma City Council Members Refuse Drug Tests

• January 1993
  • Proposed Urine, Alcohol Tests Could Cost Billions