[Blindtlk] drug testing

[Julie J]

Thanks!   I'm sure I will get something figured out.  I just don't want to 
reinvent the wheel, so to speak.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] drug testing


> I've never done this, but I wish you the best of luck in figuring out
> how to make this workable for you!
> Michelle
>
> On 7/25/09, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
>> I work in the Criminal Justice field.  Specifically I work with first 
>> time,
>> juvenile offenders.  I am thinking of implementing drug testing with the
>> youths that have drug/alcohol related offenses.   If I do this it would 
>> most
>> likely be a few months to a year before I could convince management that
>> this is a good idea.  So I have some time to figure all this out.
>>
>> >From what I understand from other professionals that use drug testing, 
>> >it
>> is done in a regular office building/public restroom  setting where they
>> work and not a laboratory.    The youth has to be observed while they are
>> urinating into the cup to ensure that they do not cheat.  I am not very
>> knowledgeable about all the ways to mess up a drug test, so I'm not clear 
>> on
>> what exactly I would need to be monitoring.  Of course I would need to
>> enlist the assistance of a male in the building to observe the young men
>> that would need to complete a test.
>>
>> I have a CCTV and I'm hoping to get sample test from different companies 
>> to
>> see if I can read the test using the CCTV. As I understand it there are 5
>> test strips that will show one or two lines to indicate a positive or
>> negative result for each type of drug.
>>
>> I would really appreciate anyone who has any experience administering 
>> urine
>> drug testing sharing which tests are easiest to read, how to monitor the
>> actual sample collection and anything else that I need to know.
>>
>> I do also have the option of sending the youth to the medical clinic for
>> testing, but cost is a serious factor.  The type of test I could 
>> administer
>> at my office location cost about $5 and the clinic variety would cost 
>> around
>> $100.   Accuracy of the test isn't the difference.  You are paying the
>> higher price strictly because of the test being done at a medical 
>> facility.
>>
>> Ideas?
>> Thanks much!
>> Julie
>>
>>
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