random drug-testing

Efficacy of random drug testing programs questioned
By Blair Koch
Times-News correspondent

What do the American Academy of Pediatrics, The Association for Addiction Professionals and the National Association of Social Workers have in common?

Each organization opposes the random drug testing of middle and highschool students.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its stance opposing random student drug testing twice in 2007. In March the AAP said, "There is little evidence of the effectiveness of school-based drug testing." In December the AAP concluded, "Physicians should not support drug testing in schools … It has not yet been established that drug testing does not cause harm."