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Direct linkRingwalt, Chris; Vincus, Amy A.; Ennett, Susan T.; Hanley, Sean; Bowling, J. Michael; Yacoubian, George S., Jr.; Rohrbach, Louise A. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Little is known about the context in which school-based suspicionless random drug testing (SRDT) occurs. The primary purpose of the current study was to describe school districts' responses to students' first positive result in districts with SRDT programs. Methods: Data were collected in spring 2005 from 1612 drug prevention…
Descriptors: Prevention, Drug Use Testing, School Districts, Law Enforcement
Peer reviewedYacoubian, George S., Jr. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2001
Study compared marijuana urinalysis results to self-reported marijuana use from 33,313 juvenile arrestees surveyed through the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM) between 1991 and 1997. While strength of agreement between the two measures varied by jurisdiction, intrajurisdictional agreements were consistent over time. Findings suggest…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedYacoubian, George S., Jr.; Peters, Ronald J., Jr.; Urbach, Blake J.; Johnson, Regina J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2002
Compares drug-positive rates between welfare-receiving arrestees, non-welfare receiving arrestees living below the poverty level, and non-welfare arrestees living above the poverty level. Welfare-receiving arrestees were more likely to be female, older, less educated, and to test positive for opiates and benzodiazepines than the other subgroups.…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Illegal Drug Use, Prisoners, Welfare Recipients
Peer reviewedYacoubian, George S., Jr.; Urbach, Blake J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2002
Compares urinalysis results for cocaine and opiates to self-reported three-day cocaine and opiate use. Statistics indicate that the strength of agreement between the two drug use measures is consistent over time. These findings suggest that the need for urinalysis should be reconsidered. (Contains 16 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Cocaine, Drug Use Testing, Evaluation Methods, Illegal Drug Use
Peer reviewedGerber, Jonathan K.; Yacoubian, George S., Jr. – Journal of Drug Education, 2002
Investigates the efficacy of workplace drug-testing programs in reducing injury incident rates and workers' compensation experience-rating modification factors within the construction industry. Analyses indicate that companies with drug-testing programs experienced a 51 percent reduction in incident rates within two years of implementation.…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Drug Use Testing, Occupational Safety and Health, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedYacoubian, George S., Jr.; Urbach, Blake J.; Larsen, Kristine L.; Johnson, Regina J.; Peters, Ronald J., Jr. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2000
In this study, drug use data were collected from 3,587 female arrestees surveyed through Houston's Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program. Chi-square statistics indicated females arrested for prostitution were significantly more likely to test positive for cocaine than the non-prostitutes. Implications for drug treatment and public health…
Descriptors: Chi Square, Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation
